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Ekin Oklap

Translating into Familiarity: A Conversation with Ekin Oklap

August 29, 2017 |

Man reading on a bench

NPR’s “Rough Translation” podcast, a Sherman Alexie poem on the current state of America, and more

August 25, 2017 |

John, “Fallen Angel,” August 29, 2010

Two Poems from Russia

August 23, 2017 |

Photo by Jonathan Armstrong

Reflecting the Possibilities in Translation: A Conversation with Allison Markin Powell

August 22, 2017 |

Inside a bookstore

Women in Translation Month, the success of brick-and-mortar stores, and more

August 18, 2017 |

moomin goat, “Goat Bells,” April 9, 2007

Journey as Language: The Poetry of Phoebe Giannisi

August 15, 2017 |

Lorenzo Gaudenzi, “Agria,” September 15, 2016

Four Poems from Greece

August 15, 2017 |

Book outside in grass

Winners of the 2017 Arab-American Book Award, a mobile library for refugees, and more

August 11, 2017 |

David Grossman / Photo courtesy of the Israeli-American Council

Cultural Cross Sections

David Grossman’s Comic Façade for Some Dark Realities

August 09, 2017 |

Tail light. Photo: Sarah-Rose/Flickr

Three Poems from France

August 07, 2017 |

2018 Neustadt Prize jury

The 2018 Neustadt Prize jury, the third issue of LALT, and more

August 04, 2017 |

2018 Neustadt Prize Jury

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Jurors announced for the 2018 Neustadt Prize

August 03, 2017 |

coniferconifer, “water ablution pavilion,” November 30, 2013

Two Poems from the Philippines

August 02, 2017 |

Chañaral is a small coastal city in the Atacama region of Chile. Devastating flash floods in 2015 caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damage to the region. Photo by jipe7.

Two Poems about Chile

July 31, 2017 |

Book under a tree

PEN America’s new online archive, poems for the National Park Service Centennial, and more

July 28, 2017 |

Nadia Murad speaking with a group of Yazidi women / Courtesy of Nadia’s Initiative

A Poem for Nadia Murad on World Trafficking Day

July 26, 2017 |

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