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Interviews

Shaking Things Up: A Conversation with Poet Rita Dove

April 06, 2021 |Crystal AC Salas
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On Translation

Treading a Fine Line: On Translating Tove Ditlevsen’s Gift

April 06, 2021 |Michael Favala Goldman
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Lit Lists

21 Books for the 21st Century: The Longlist

March 31, 2021 |The Editors of WLT
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Interviews

Pacing the Lion’s Path in Cuba: A Conversation with Carlos Manuel Álvarez

March 29, 2021 |Anderson Tepper
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Interviews

Tuning into Radio You: A Conversation with Writer-Songwriter Ellen Adams

March 29, 2021 |Wendy Call
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Essay

“I’ll lay down my life for you all”: Poetry and Activism on the Streets of Myanmar

March 24, 2021 |James Byrne
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Literary Tributes

Remembering Nawal El Saadawi

March 24, 2021 |Adele Newson-Horst
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Essay

My Childhood Bedroom

March 23, 2021 |Loubna El Amine
A photograph of Adam Zagajewski juxtaposed with an image of a pewter feather in a wooden box. The text above reads: In Memory, Adam Zagajewski, 2004 Neustadt Laureate
Literary Tributes

Remembering Neustadt Laureate Adam Zagajewski (1945–2021)

March 22, 2021 |The Editors of WLT
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Culture

The Protest Art of Walid Ebeid: Reflections on Four Paintings

March 22, 2021 |Yahia Lababidi
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News and Events

OU’s Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Symposium Runs April 8-10

March 19, 2021 |WLT
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Culture

Where Do We Go Now with Quo Vadis, Aida?

March 18, 2021 |Adnan Mahmutović
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Pandemic Dispatches

Between Poetry and Enchantment: The Sculptures of Italo Lanfredini

March 17, 2021 |Alice-Catherine Carls
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Interviews

The Tibetan Resistance Movement and Windhorse: In Conversation with Kaushik Barua

March 15, 2021 |Koushik Goswami
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News and Events

Call for an Africa / African Diaspora Co-Editor for the Best Translations Anthology

March 10, 2021 |The Editors of WLT
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Interviews

The Writer as Traveler and the Gift of Prismatic Vision: An Interview with Stephanie McKenzie

March 09, 2021 |Tom Halford