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Rome is the City of Poets

Rome is the City of Poets

"The Rule of Beauty is Subtle, Insidious. Rome Speaks Directly to the Body."

By Karl Kirchwey | May 4, 2018

Nioque of the Early-Spring

Nioque of the Early-Spring

Francis Ponge, Trans. by Jonathan Larson

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 4, 2018

The Optimistic Decade

The Optimistic Decade

Heather Abel

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 3, 2018

The President's Gardens

The President's Gardens

Muhsin al-Ramli, Trans. by Luke Leafgren

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 2, 2018

"White People"

Jen Silverman

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 1, 2018

"A Bet is Placed"

YZ Chin

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 30, 2018

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Flash Fiction Courtesy of Independent Bookstore Day!

By Literary Hub | April 27, 2018

When, Exactly, Do Children Start Thinking They Hate Poetry?

By Chris Harris | April 26, 2018

Three Poems from New-Generation African Poets

By Literary Hub | April 26, 2018

"Motivated Individuals"

Nick Fuller Googins

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 26, 2018

The Mercy Seat

The Mercy Seat

Elizabeth Winthrop

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 25, 2018

Spell

Spell

A New Poem by Ann Lauterbach

By Ann Lauterbach | April 25, 2018

Meet the Finalists for the World's Richest Short Story Award

Meet the Finalists for the World's Richest Short Story Award

Miranda July, Curtis Sittenfeld and More on Process, Advice, and Writer's Block

By Literary Hub | April 24, 2018

Poet Michael Wasson: From Kurt Cobain to Village Life in Japan

Poet Michael Wasson: From Kurt Cobain to Village Life in Japan

The Author of This American Ghost Talks to Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | April 24, 2018

Dictionary Stories

Dictionary Stories

Jez Burrows

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 24, 2018

"The Village Idiot"

Majidah al-Outoum, Trans. by Alice Guthrie

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 24, 2018

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