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The trees outside my balcony,
Remind me of the trees of Afghanistan
They are big green clouds that land on the ground to lift our spirits
and take them for a journey o…
Afghanistan
August 31, 2021
March 4, 2016News, Reviews, and Interviews The 2016 Neustadt Festival has been announced! WLT will invite Neustadt Prize laureate Dubravka Ugrešić to the OU campus Oct. 26-28. Katrina Dodson won the 201…
July 31, 2015Laila Lalami. Her newest novel The Moor's Account has been longlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize. News, Reviews, and Interviews The Man Booker Prize announced its 2015 longlist th…- June 7, 2013This week’s links take us around the world to see poetry in Afghanistan, a new library amid the protests in Turkey, and the longest word in German language history finally being retired. Enjoy!…
- March 15, 2013Happy Friday, WLT readers! This week’s links are full of more literary announcements, as well as several new and exciting discussions about translation—where it stands, how it is viewed, and…
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