WLT  Weekly

A scene from the play Omar. A man in African garb stands at the base of an immense tree, surrounded by others seated at his feet. The backdrop behind them is covered in projected Arabic text.
Culture

Omar: An Opera of the Past and Present

|Marame Gueye
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Creative Nonfiction

Old Cars

May 04, 2023 |Marlene Olin
An illustration featuring a tiny female figure receiving a bird. The pair are wreathed by plants on every side.
News and Events

Share the Joy of Giving—and Receiving—Books as Gifts

May 02, 2023 |The Editors of WLT
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Poetry

Before the Eyes of the World

April 27, 2023 |Anna Frajlich
Photos of the 2024 Neustadt Jury. Text reads: Announcing the 2024 Neustadt International Prize for Literature Jurors
News and Events

Jury Announced for the 2024 Neustadt International Prize for Literature

April 26, 2023 |WLT
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Poetry

We Live Without Touch

April 18, 2023 |Alexander Badkhen
A photograph of Mia Couto
Interviews

Translating Not Just Languages but Worlds: A Conversation with Mia Couto

April 13, 2023 |Anderson Tepper
A photograph of a man standing with his hands in his front pants pockets looking at the viewer. He's standing on a narrow road between two buildings.
Book Reviews

A Lesson for Dr. Freud: Dominique Fabre’s Psychoanalysis of the Everyday and Everyman

April 10, 2023 |Alice-Catherine Carls
A photograph of Nicole Chung sitting in front of a red brick wall. She is looking off into the distance.
Interviews

Finding “Enough”: A Conversation with Nicole Chung

April 04, 2023 |Renee H. Shea
A digitally manipulated image of a young African American boy sitting on the Earth in space with flowers springing up all around him. The moon sits in the background. A detail from Terence Hammonds (American, born 1976), Hope, 2022, HD print on aluminum, 24 x 18 in.
Culture

Creating Monuments to Radical Acts of Love: A Conversation with Artist Terence Hammonds

March 29, 2023 |Michelle Johnson
A shadowy black and white photograph of a mirror with windows reflected in it. Photo by Wilhelm Gunkel / Unsplash.
Book Reviews

A Leningrad Underworld: Polina Barskova’s Living Pictures

March 27, 2023 |Sibelan Forrester
A photograph of a sign. One one arrow, text reads: Corona. On another, text reads: Lockdown.
Lit Lists

Lockdown in Literature

March 20, 2023 |The Editors of WLT
A photograph looking down on a young woman who is laying in the grass, eyes closed. Photo by Amy Treasure on Unsplash.
Book Reviews

Somnolent Souls Dreaming of Eternity: The Poetry of Alexander Veytsman

March 15, 2023 |Benjamin Rifkin
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Poetry

Two Polish American Poems

March 13, 2023 |Piotr Florczyk
A photograph of a two windows on a two story apartment building. A face (oversized) fills one and a giant hand emerges from the other.
Poetry

Two Polish American Poems

March 13, 2023 |Piotr Florczyk
A black and white photograph of two actors on a stage. One stands with his arms thrust behind him, bathed in light, while the second stands behind, arms out front as if to catch him.
Essay

Warsick: Testimonial Plays Share Ukrainians’ Experience of War

March 08, 2023 |Oleksandra Wallo, Anna Halas