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Drawing from a Translation Artist

In an essay that bends genre in ways only she can, the writer considers how writing and art can be an act of translation across mediums and centuries.
by Lynne Tillman

Fiction

Starving Time

In this visceral short story, a retired teacher attends a birthday dinner for carnivores—and to her own unusual appetites.
by Emma Cairns Watson

Poetry

Three Poems

Brief and life-affirming poems from Last Stops of the Night Journey, a forthcoming collection from an Italian poet who has spent decades teaching inside a high-security prison.
by Milo De Angelis

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