WLT  Weekly

A black and white photo of WLT contributor Theodore J. Ziolkowski
Literary Tributes

The Conscience and Craft of Theodore J. Ziolkowski (1932–2020)

December 11, 2020 | Daniel Simon
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Poetry

Three Poems from Peru

December 10, 2020 | Sandro Chiri
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News and Events

Announcing a New Publishing Project and a Call for Co-Editors: Best Translations: An Annual Anthology

December 09, 2020 | The Editors of WLT
A photograph of writer Sonia Nimr juxtaposed with the cover to her book Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands
Book Reviews

Strange and Wondrous Journeys with Palestinian Writer Sonia Nimr

December 07, 2020 | Madison Doyle
A photograph of translator Jessica Cohen
Interviews

Advice to the New Guard: A Conversation with Translator Jessica Cohen

December 06, 2020 | Veronica Esposito
A photograph of Lilliam Rivera juxtaposed with the cover to her book Never Look Back
Interviews

Lilliam Rivera’s Orpheus and Eurydice Remix: Talking about Never Look(ing) Back

December 02, 2020 | Bayleigh Acosta
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News and Events

Announcing WLT’s 2020 Pushcart Prize Nominees

November 30, 2020 | The Editors of WLT
A grainy black and white photograph of Nuruddin Farah with his wife, Dr. Amina Mama, and Kwame Anthony Appiah
The Once Over

Nuruddin Farah’s Crucible of the Imagination

November 20, 2020 | Kwame Anthony Appiah
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Poetry

Three Náhuatl Poems from Mexico

November 18, 2020 | Martín Tonalmeyotl
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Poetry

Gertrude: “But look where sadly the poor wretch comes reading . . .”

November 17, 2020 | Aleksandr Kushner
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Poetry

Two Catalan Poems

November 11, 2020 | Narcís Comadira
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Poetry

The Trucks

November 10, 2020 | Hannah Lowe
A screencapture of Geralt of Rivia from the videogame adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher
Intern’s Picks

Intern’s Pick

November 04, 2020 | Sydney Stutler
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Cultural Cross Sections

Destination: New Zealand

November 03, 2020 | Madeleine Dorst
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Intern’s Picks

The Ballad of Books

November 02, 2020 | Mackenzie Anderson
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Cultural Cross Sections

Three Pre-Columbian Mythical Creatures to Enliven Your Waking Dreams

October 28, 2020 | Ilan Stavans, Eko