Scott Hightower Encore: Poetry, Heritage, and the Elegance of a Life in Translation

In this distinguished episode of Quintessential Listening Poetry Online Radio and YouTube, Dr. Michael Anthony Ingram engages acclaimed poet, translator, and educator Scott Hightower in a quintessential poetry podcast conversation exploring his creative journey, literary expression, and profound contributions to contemporary American and LGBTQ+ poetry. Originally from Texas, Hightower has sojourned through India, Italy, and Spain and now resides in Manhattan, where he teaches at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.Scott is the author of four books of poetry published in the United States and two bilingual collections released in Spain. He also edited the bilingual anthology Women Rowing: Mujeres A Los Remos (Mantis Editores, Guadalajara, Mexico, 2012). His honors include the Hayden Carruth Book Award and the Barnstone Translation Prize, recognizing his excellence in both original poetry and translation.His forthcoming seventh collection, Imperative to Spare (Rebel Satori Press, November), is a stunning portrait of grief prompted by the loss of his partner of over forty years. Fellow poet Cynthia Hogue praised the book as “poignantly honest and sardonically defiant,” noting its rare brio and its necessary illumination of navigating life after devastating loss. This conversation explores Scott’s evolution as a poet, his global influences, his bilingual work, and the emotional depth that shapes his newest and most powerful collection.Email: [email protected] Social Media https://wInstagram.com/shightower2018 https://www.facebook.com/es.torrealta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Hightower mXwfzwMqeRW0nQUeTpWt