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Derek Chung (translated from the Chinese by May Huang)
Was that love? From the depths of the nest I took an egg
Still warm. Turning around, I saw you stick your head out from the firewood,
Ah ah-ing, like you wanted to tell me something you could never explain
book
Zephyr Press
Feature Date
- April 20, 2024
Series
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Miron Białoszewski (translated from the Polish by Clare Cavanagh & Michał Rusinek)
The horse and cart went past.
But the horse had a horse.
The cart had a cart.
journal
The New York Review of Books
Feature Date
- April 19, 2024
Series
- Translation
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Ashley M. Jones
A rose, single, silent, and soft, opens—
red petals tender, innocent, fragrant.
What beauty! How holy! Peace, unbroken
in the rose's solid stem.
book
Hub City Press
Feature Date
- April 18, 2024
Series
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Timothy Michalik
Walking home I thought about saying
"when a person dies..."
but somebody already did.
Just a few days ago.
Personally it's more interesting
to live.
journal
Afternoon Visitor
Feature Date
- April 17, 2024
Series
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Noah Arhm Choi
The only time my grandmother touched my mother
was praying over her womb, saying boy boy boy when really
she meant history history history. The only time
she brought her food was the red ginseng, the bitter melon
as if a full mouth always gives you what you want.
Everytime my mother tells my birth story it changes.
journal
The Adroit Journal
Feature Date
- April 16, 2024
