WLT  Weekly

Tomas Tranströmer delivering his acceptance speech for the Neustadt Prize.
Literary Tributes, News and Events

A Swedish Poet in Oklahoma: Remembering Tomas Tranströmer

March 30, 2015 |
Mia Couto. Photo by Shevaun Williams
Lit Lists

Literary prizes, Chinese poetry, bookish hotels, and more

March 27, 2015 |
Dreaming My Animal Selves
Book Reviews

Myth, Memory, and Transcendence in Hélène Cardona’s Dreaming My Animal Selves

March 25, 2015 |
Jane Hirshfield. Photo by Nick Rosza
Lit Lists

Jane Hirshfield’s “window moment” in poetry, delicate book sculptures, and more

March 19, 2015 |
Cultural Cross Sections

Ars Poetica and the Essay

March 18, 2015 |
Lit Lists

International Women’s Day, a book tank, and more

March 12, 2015 |
Yellowcake by Ann Cummins
Interviews, From the Road

A Guide to Place: A Conversation with Ann Cummins

March 10, 2015 |
Lit Lists

Famous closing lines, Vietnamese literature, and more

March 06, 2015 |
Lit Lists

New Sherlock Holmes, a Maya Angelou stamp, and more

February 27, 2015 |
The hashtag #IReadWLT written on a sheet of paper with the magazine in the background
News and Events

Why Do You Read WLT ?

February 25, 2015 |
Lies First Person
On Translation

February's New Translations

February 24, 2015 |
Lit Lists

New Haruki Murakami work, Philip Levine’s death, and more

February 20, 2015 |
Mia Couto. Photo by Shevaun Williams
On Translation

(Re)interpretation: On Translating Mia Couto

February 17, 2015 |
Lit Lists

Folio Prize shortlist, Assia Djebar’s tribute, 50 majestic libraries, and more

February 13, 2015 |
Photo: Mohamed Nedali / Source: La Vie écho
From the Road

Letter from Morocco

February 12, 2015 |
Assia Djebar. Photo by Irmeli Jung.
Literary Tributes, News and Events

A Tribute to Assia Djebar (1936–2015) The 1996 Neustadt Prize Laureate

February 09, 2015 |