World Literature Today

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A Calligraphy of Days: Selected Poems
Krzysztof Siwczyk. Trans. Piotr Florczyk & Alice-Catherine Carls.
The Light That Burns Us
Jazra Khaleed. Ed. Karen Van Dyck Trans. Trans. Peter Constantine, Viktoras Iliopoulos, Sarah McCann, Jason Rigas, Max Ritvo, Angelos Sakkis, Josephine Simple, Brian Sneeden & Karen Van Dyck.
Instructions for the Lovers
Dawn Lundy Martin
New and Selected Poems
Glyn Maxwell
One Hundred Poems from These Hundred Years: A Selection of Twentieth-Century Persian Poetry
Ed. Mohammad Afshin Vafaei
Just Like
Lee Sumyeong. Trans. Colin Leemarshall

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CURRENT ISSUE

May 2025

With its latest city issue, World Literature Today showcases Delhi in a cover feature that gathers a rich mixture of fiction, poetry, graphic narrative, photography, and film, guest-edited by Amit R. Baishya. Additional highlights in the issue include interviews, poems, and an essay on reading trends in Iran+ the book review section offers up the best new books from around the world. Make the May issue a perfect companion to start reading your way through summer.