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The Special Challenges of Attempting a New Translation of Kafka

The Special Challenges of Attempting a New Translation of Kafka

Mark Harman on Learning to Understand Both the Surfaces and “Subterranean Passages” of Kafka

By Mark Harman | May 28, 2024

Beauty and Terror: On Understanding and Accepting a Schizophrenic Mother

Beauty and Terror: On Understanding and Accepting a Schizophrenic Mother

Nina St. Pierre Explores the Intersections of Spirituality and Mental Health

By Nina St. Pierre | May 28, 2024

Lucas Mann on Personal Hangups

Lucas Mann on Personal Hangups

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Dhonielle Clayton on Being the Change You Want to See

Dhonielle Clayton on Being the Change You Want to See

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

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Edward Hamlin on Authorship

Edward Hamlin on Authorship

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 28, 2024

“The Final City.” A Poem by Samer Abu Hawwash, translated by Huda Fakhreddine

“The Final City.” A Poem by Samer Abu Hawwash, translated by Huda Fakhreddine

“by your small bed / torn apart by monsters, / I stand naked, / stripped of myself / and of everything.”

By Samer Abu Hawwash and Huda Fakhreddine | May 24, 2024

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Respectability Be Damned: How the Harlem Renaissance Paved the Way for Art by Black Nonbelievers

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Unapologetically Free: A Personal Declaration of Independence From the Formerly Enslaved

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“It’s <em>Out of Africa</em> Meets <em>Pretty Woman</em>!” On the Problem With Comp Titles

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