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XVI To Henry Guy Carleton A good man gestures with the collar of his shirt I watch him as time churns wakefulnessclimbing the hours of a natural goodness like the roses in his garden He has a commitment I read it in ...

Two Poems by Róger Lindo Translated by Matthew Byrne

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Selections from Other Paths for Shahrazad (Tupelo Press, 2026).تفاصيل يوم عابر \ خولة جاسم الناهي - العراق :كنتُ أوّد أن أُخبرك عن تفاصيل يومي!عن شمس ...

Arabic Poems in Translation, Part 2

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Selections from Other Paths for Shahrazad (Tupelo Press, 2026). كيف سنكتب عن الحب – الجزء 1 \ فيوليت أو الجلد - لبنان!نحن الذين فقدنا أطرافنا في حروب ...

Arabic Poems in Translation, Part 1

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Selections from Other Paths for Shahrazad (Tupelo Press, 2026).كما في الحرب \ إيمان السباعي - مصر هذه الشقة صحر اءتنقطع الكهرباء فتلمع عيون ...

As in War by Iman Alsebaiy Co-Translated by Mohamed Hassan and Jennifer Jean

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MusicA frantic awakening from every thought,Repeatedly and cruel, as if fate;In a dark night’s exuberant waters,A ship catches fire, an angel reaches out.Who are those, bathing in this dark fountainAs if resurrected ...

Three Poems by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Translated by Aysel K. Basci

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Pendulum Motion / The octopus as a word infiltrates the language as ocean… The octopus as a word infiltrates the language as ocean,filling the space left by the outflowing water; language claimsthe octopus, opening up ...

Three Poems by Péter Závada Translated by Mark Baczoni and Anna Bentley

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父亲晚景我从新疆回来那一天他正在一棵老桃树下种菜在给白菜垫底肥的时候他也给桃树上了肥料这使桃树在四年后他离开时依然结出了硕果 ...

Five Poems by Nianxi Chen Translated by Kuo Zhang & Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor

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Regression The first day after returning to my townI slept in a tree.The second day back to the moonI slept in a crater.The third day after returning to the worldI slept upon stone.My sister wasn’t living where she ...

Five poems from Animal Muerto by Sebastián Gómez Matus Translated from Spanish by Ian U Lockaby

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  Heatstroke I marry a blond man. When I kiss him on the lips, he wipes his mouth with the back of his hand. Flowers of all colors rain down from the sky, and the sound of cheers and applause begins to rise. My wedding ...

A short story by Fereshteh Ahmadi Translated by Siavash Saadlou

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