It all begun in the toilet in the park. There was no pain. She first noticed the blood on the toilet paper. She looked down—the toilet bowl was filled with watery red liquid with several fleshy pieces floating in it. ...
Short Story by Todora Radeva Translated by Yana Ellis
LAR Online, Translations
The Warring Dead I For B.T., in memoriamRowdy they push against the fencethat swings between our realm and theirsArmy with no shadow or leaderor uniform save fora ragged pagne a worn-out ...
Three Poems by Sylvie Kandé Translated by Nancy Naomi Carlson
LAR Online, Translations
The House IRed clay,molded in the mouths of snakes;their house,we, the orphans, stole,comes at us with the fury of the blind yearning to see the light.The Strong Onewon this game and now I ask for rest. I cracked open ...
Three Poems by Leonard Tuchilatu Translated by Irina Hrinoschi
LAR Online, Translations
Translated from the Spanish by Allison A. deFreeseLa Buitrera: Memories, ChildhoodsClarity gradually succumbs to whispers that give back memoriesturned African tulips.I had to wipe my fists clean,filled as they were ...
Three Poems from Notations in Jade by Edinson Aladino Translated by Allison A. deFreese
LAR Online, Translations
Jordan Road, Hong KongIn a room at a small hotel on Jordan Road,you press into me, face red and out of breath.I lie, tell you, you got it, you don’t needto fight so hard, you can slow down,you are liberated, you are ...
Two Poems by Hsu Pei-Fen Translated by Jonathan Pyner
LAR Online, Translations
“Mystery at the Bagni Piero Beach Club”
(from Vanity Fair, August 14, 2024)
The corpse washed up at the Bagni Rosina Beach Club in Forte dei Marmi aboard a pink air bed. It was a man, maybe seventy years old, face ...
A Short Story by Giacomo Papi Translated by Michela Martini & Elizabeth McKenzie
LAR Online, Translations
Translator's Note:
At 5:00 AM on January 20, 2025, the new American regime fulfilled its first campaign promise: shutting down the appointment functionality of the CBP One smartphone app. Immediately, 300,000 asylum ...
a la plaza giordano bruno by Jorge Ríos translated by Ivy Raff
LAR Online, Translations
Meatballs with Tomato SauceMy joy is filled with fragrant scentsthat blend with flavors, rich and intense,a simple taste I sometimes adore––meatballs with tomato sauce, nothing more.I search for the ladder in the ...
Three Poems by Livia Aymonino Translated by Caroline Laganas
LAR Online, Translations
