“If God Were Like Chekhov, I Would Be Consoled.” On the Privileges of Misery

“If God Were Like Chekhov, I Would Be Consoled.” On the Privileges of Misery

Philip Metres on the Eternal Brilliance of a Russian Master

By Philip Metres | July 30, 2025

Margaret Busby on Jazz, Africa, and the Endurance of Jayne Cortez’s Disruptive Poetry

Margaret Busby on Jazz, Africa, and the Endurance of Jayne Cortez’s Disruptive Poetry

The Editor of “Firespitter: The Collected Poems of Jayne Cortez” in Conversation with Poets.org

By Literary Hub | July 28, 2025

Cruising the Holy Highway: Mary Jo Bang Journeys Through Dante’s “Paradiso”

Cruising the Holy Highway: Mary Jo Bang Journeys Through Dante’s “Paradiso”

From the Introduction to a New Translation of the Heavenly Portion of "The Divine Comedy"

By Mary Jo Bang | July 9, 2025

No Translation, No Problem: <br>The Joys of Reading a Book Containing Multiple Languages

No Translation, No Problem:
The Joys of Reading a Book Containing Multiple Languages

Rachel Ashcroft on the Benefits of Letting the Words Wash Over You

By Rachel Ashcroft | July 7, 2025

Remembering the Great Manuel Puig, Cosmopolitan Chronicler of the Everyday

Remembering the Great Manuel Puig, Cosmopolitan Chronicler of the Everyday

Suzanne Jill Levine on Knowing and Translating One of Latin America’s Finest 20th Century Writers

By Suzanne Jill Levine | June 30, 2025

The Blessing of a Hybrid Brain: On the Joy of Writing in Two Languages

The Blessing of a Hybrid Brain: On the Joy of Writing in Two Languages

Tatiana de Rosnay Unpacks the Lines Between Translating and Crafting Bilingually

By Tatiana de Rosnay | June 9, 2025

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The Second Life: On Translating Literature Into Farsi and Life into English

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Moeen Farrokhi Considers the Spaces Between Language and Experience

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Catharsis, Harpies, Harmatia, and More: Natasha Pulley on Her Favorite Greek Words

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Race Made Radioactive: How Yuko Tsushima Fused Multiracial Identity and Military Occupation

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Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda on Translating the Nuclear Novel “Wildcat Dome”

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Invasions, Empires, Political Bromances: Five Nonfiction Books That Explain Modern Russia

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On Being Mentored by a Chinese Woman Writer Who Lived a Thousand Years Ago

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Wendy Chen Considers What Translating Li Qingzhao Taught Her About Her Own Work

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