On the Glorious Queerness of Metrical Narrative

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Cat Fitzpatrick’s Celebration of “Absurd Embellishments”

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Sacrifices

Sacrifices

Rodrigo Blanco Calderón (trans. Thomas Bunstead)

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Annie Ernaux on the “Infinite Lack” in Our Search for Love

Annie Ernaux on the “Infinite Lack” in Our Search for Love

“Passion fills life to bursting.”

By Annie Ernaux | September 27, 2022

What Only Musicians and Translators Know

What Only Musicians and Translators Know

Jessica Sequeira on Transforming Emotion into Music and Words

By Jessica Sequeira | July 20, 2022

Naomi Klein on How Egypt’s Extinguished Revolution Continues to Inspire Struggle Worldwide

Naomi Klein on How Egypt’s Extinguished Revolution Continues to Inspire Struggle Worldwide

The Bravery and Resilience of Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah

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Can You See the Wind?

Can You See the Wind?

Beverly Gologorsky

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