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Matthew Nisinson

Matthew Nisinson (he/him) lives in Queens, NY with his wife and daughter and their two cats. He has a JD, and a BA in Latin. His poetry and translations have recently appeared in Ancient Exchanges, Hayden’s Ferry Review, and Southern Humanities Review among others. You can find monthly roundups of writing and art on his blog https://nisinson.wordpress.com. He can be found on Instagram @lepidum_novum_libellum and on Bluesky @mnisinson.

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Matthew Nisinson

Nov 20, 2025

On Dante Alighieri’s ‘Paradiso,’ a new translation by Mary Jo Bang

Mary Jo Bang’s translation of Dante Allighieri’s Paradiso by Copper Canyon Press, 2025 displays the enduring power of this classic work of Western literature. For such an old text, a contemporary reader might be surprised by Paradiso’s continuing relevance. Dante…

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Matthew Nisinson

On Dante Alighieri’s ‘Paradiso,’ a new translation by Mary Jo Bang