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"You hurt me / With your desire / For other." Poetry by Deborah Levy

From An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell

By Deborah Levy | February 3, 2023

“Ownership,” a Poem by Gabrielle Bates

“Ownership,” a Poem by Gabrielle Bates

From the Collection Judas Goat

By Gabrielle Bates | January 26, 2023

WATCH: Will Alexander Reads from His New Poetry Collection, <em>Divine Blue Light</em>

WATCH: Will Alexander Reads from His New Poetry Collection, Divine Blue Light

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By The Virtual Book Channel | January 12, 2023

“To Do: Write Cephalopod Poem,” a Poem by Eleni Sikelianos

“To Do: Write Cephalopod Poem,” a Poem by Eleni Sikelianos

From the Collection Your Kingdom

By Eleni Sikelianos | January 11, 2023

“Womack & Womack.” A Poem by Gabrielle Octavia Rucker

“Womack & Womack.” A Poem by Gabrielle Octavia Rucker

From the New Collection Dereliction

By Gabrielle Octavia Rucker | December 22, 2022

“Planting Fairy Wings,” a Poem by Liu Zongyuan, translated by Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton and Yu Yuanyuan

“Planting Fairy Wings,” a Poem by Liu Zongyuan, translated by Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton and Yu Yuanyuan

From the Collection The Poetic Garden of Liu Zongyuan

By Liu Zongyuan, Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton, and Yu Yuanyuan | December 22, 2022

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Three Poems by Robert Walser, translated by Daniele Pantano

By Robert Walser and Daniele Pantano | December 21, 2022

Two Poems by Pier Paolo Pasolini, translated by Cristina Viti

By Pier Paolo Pasolini and Cristina Viti | December 16, 2022

“Grocery Shopping With My Mother.” A Poem by Kevin Powell

By Kevin Powell | December 15, 2022

“Being Here,” a Poem by Vona Groarke

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This previously unpublished CD Wright poem is filled with beauty and sadness.

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“Without,” a Poem by John Freeman

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Yusef Komunyakaa on the Genius and Contradictions of Etheridge Knight

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“Here’s a poet who possessed a genius for surviving the harsh realities of America.”

By Yusef Komunyakaa | December 2, 2022

Two Poems by Elisa Díaz Castelo

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By Elisa Díaz Castelo | November 30, 2022

Read a New Translation of “The Caucasus” by Ukrainian Poet-Hero Taras Shevchenko

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“The bones / Of many soldiers languish there. / And what of blood, and what of tears?”

By Literary Hub | November 29, 2022

Read “Autumn Night,” From Lu Xun's Experimental Prose Collection <em>Wild Grass and Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk</em>

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Translator Eileen J. Cheng Introduces the Late Writer's “Brilliant, Imaginative Masterpieces”

By Lu Xun and Eileen J. Cheng | November 28, 2022

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