photo: republic of korea / flickr“Gleam of ice, and glint of steel, / Jolly, snappy weather; / Glide on ice and joy of zeal, / All, alone, together.” E. E. Cummings, “Skating”The 201…
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March 11, 2016Photo by Lubos Huska/PixabayNews, Reviews, and Interviews The Quietus interviews Deborah Smith on her work translating Korean author Han Kang and her progress on launching a new publishi…
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