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“The Heiress”

“The Heiress”

Melissa Lozada-Oliva

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 2, 2025

Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon

Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon

Mizuki Tsujimura (trans. Yuki Tejima)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 29, 2025

To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity

To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity

Huda Fakhreddine on Paul Celan and How Gaza Translates the World

By Huda Fakhreddine | August 28, 2025

Wilderness of Mirrors

Wilderness of Mirrors

Olufemi Terry

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 28, 2025

Mona’s Eyes

Mona’s Eyes

Thomas Schlesser (trans. Hildegarde Serle)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 27, 2025

“Intercom,” a Prose Poem by Richard Siken

“Intercom,” a Prose Poem by Richard Siken

From the Collection “I Do Know Some Things”

By Richard Siken | August 26, 2025

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David Levithan and Jens Lekman

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 15, 2025

“Old Song,” a Poem by Nima Hasan

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Huda Fakhreddine: “A real poem is never only of the moment. A real poem defeats time, every time.”

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“Blood Moon,” a Prose Poem by Anne Waldman

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