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The Life of Herod the Great

The Life of Herod the Great

Zora Neale Hurston

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 7, 2025

“The Things Heaven Cannot Tell People”

“The Things Heaven Cannot Tell People”

Mustafa Taj Aldeen Almosa (trans. Maisaa Tanjour and Alice Holttum)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 3, 2025

In Our Midst

In Our Midst

Nancy Jensen

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 2, 2025

The Thick Muddy Soil of Language: On Mosab Abu Toha’s <em>Forest of Noise</em>

The Thick Muddy Soil of Language: On Mosab Abu Toha’s Forest of Noise

Abdelrahman ElGendy Considers a New Collection by the Acclaimed Palestinian Poet

By Abdelrahman ElGendy | December 20, 2024

“What Zarqaʾ al-Yamama Didn’t Say,” a Poem by Mohamed Abdelbari

“What Zarqaʾ al-Yamama Didn’t Say,” a Poem by Mohamed Abdelbari

Translated and Introduced by Huda Fakhreddine

By Mohammad Abdelbari and Huda Fakhreddine | December 18, 2024

“Winter” and “Sigh,” Two Poems by Roberta Iannamico

“Winter” and “Sigh,” Two Poems by Roberta Iannamico

From the Collection “Many Poems”

By Roberta Iannamico | December 17, 2024

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“The bullet,” a Poem by Sahar Rabah 

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“Important Terminology for Military-Age Males”

“Important Terminology for Military-Age Males”

Rémy Ngamije

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 12, 2024

The Beggar Student

The Beggar Student

Osamu Dazai (trans. Sam Bett)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 11, 2024

Robin Wall Kimmerer on the Serviceberry

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“Sexting is Roleplay About Desire,” a Prose Poem by Vera Blossom

“Sexting is Roleplay About Desire,” a Prose Poem by Vera Blossom

From the Essay Collection “How to Fuck Like a Girl”

By Vera Blossom | December 10, 2024

The Rest Is Memory

The Rest Is Memory

Lily Tuck

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 10, 2024

No Place to Bury the Dead

No Place to Bury the Dead

Karina Sainz Borgo (trans. Elizabeth Bryer)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 9, 2024

“Dissociation” and “Central Park, Nocturne,” Two Poems by David McLoghlin

“Dissociation” and “Central Park, Nocturne,” Two Poems by David McLoghlin

From the Collection “Crash Center”

By David McLoghlin | December 6, 2024

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