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Is Translating Your Own Writing Really “Translation”?

Is Translating Your Own Writing Really “Translation”?

Sibila Petlevski: “I have no pretension to speak on behalf of nature, but rather I let the green of the leaves speak for me.”

By Sibila Petlevski | April 21, 2025

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Lisa Willis of Cave Canem on <em>Magnitude and Bond: A Field Study on Black Literary Arts Organizations</em>

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Lisa Willis of Cave Canem on Magnitude and Bond: A Field Study on Black Literary Arts Organizations

Plus: Brittany Allen, Julia Hass, and Oliver Scialdone!

By The Lit Hub Podcast | April 18, 2025

“The Quiet,” a Poem by Aharon Shabtai

“The Quiet,” a Poem by Aharon Shabtai

From the Collection “Requiem and Other Poems”

By Aharon Shabtai | April 14, 2025

A Close Reading of the Poetry of Val Kilmer

A Close Reading of the Poetry of Val Kilmer

Nick Ripatrazone Revisits the Work of a Wounded Heart

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 4, 2025

“The Bible as Literature,” a Poem by Amy Gerstler

“The Bible as Literature,” a Poem by Amy Gerstler

From the Collection “Is This My Final Form?”

By Amy Gerstler | April 4, 2025

“Because You Wished For It,” a Poem by Ahmad Almallah

“Because You Wished For It,” a Poem by Ahmad Almallah

“my many eyes open/close / in the dark that you’ll never / master or capture”

By Ahmad Almallah | April 3, 2025

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“Architect’s Watercolor,” a Poem by Arthur Sze

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“Jailbreak of Sparrows,” a Poem by Martín Espada

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“The False Friends

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John Keene on the Life and Literary Legacy of Essex Hemphill an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

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“Tamarack Fire,” a Poem by Rachel Richardson

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“The Old Current,” a Poem by Brad Leithauser

“The Old Current,” a Poem by Brad Leithauser

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“Information Worker at the End of the World,” a Poem by Stephanie Niu

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From the Collection “I Would Define the Sun”

By Stephanie Niu | February 21, 2025

“Joined To All The Living There Is Hope,” a Poem by Jonathan Fink

“Joined To All The Living There Is Hope,” a Poem by Jonathan Fink

From the Collection “Don't Do It, We Love You, My Heart”

By Jonathan Fink | February 14, 2025

“Winter Garden” and “Moleskine Knockoffs,” Two Poems by Emma Ruth Rundle

“Winter Garden” and “Moleskine Knockoffs,” Two Poems by Emma Ruth Rundle

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