Nihao
Original by Paloma Chen Translated, from the Spanish, by Julia Conner Nihao, chinita. Nihao, Pocahontas. —Mamá, at school they call me Chinese. —Hija, you are Chinese. —Mamá, since when am I Chinese? Mamá takes out the red passport of …
Category: Winter 2026
Letter from the Editor, Issue 26
February 17, 2026 Dear Readers, What then is the translator’s gaze? Where does it look with its innate I/eye? How does it perceive? Incapable of turning the I/eye away from the intricacies/छटा and the minutiae/बारकावे, the translator pursues or courts …
Ways of the mirror
Original by Alejandra Pizarnik Translated, from the Spanish, by Max Schiewe-Weliky I And above all, look on with innocence. As if nothing happened, which is true. II But you I want to look at, until your face is faded …
Matinal
Original by Eduardo Talero Translated, from the Spanish, by Tomás Mesples At that moment, the electric lights that watch over the four temples of gold at the corner of Bartolomé Mitre and Reconquista, those …
Kápit na Di-mawaglít (Mga Pilîng Tulâ) / Attachment Theory (Selected Poems)
Original by Krysta Lee Frost Translated, from the English into Filipino, by Natalie Pacannuayan Sauládo úpang bigyáng-katwíran ang pagkasabík sa mga kasukdúlan / inimbénto ko ang kathâ ng kalumbayán / nagtaním ng kútob / inarugâ ang pagalà-galàng isípan / …
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¿qué agua nos retiene la respiración? what water holds our breath?
Original by Nilufar Karimi Visually translated by Ana Villalpando Nilufar Karimi is the author of Nuclear Deal (Noemi Press, 2021) and Notes on Digging (Belladonna* Collaborative, 2022). Ana Villalpando es una todóloga de Tijuana. Actualmente estudia un Doctorado en Literatura …
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When that fog lifts, it’ll become clear
Original by Jitka Bret Srbová Translated, from the Czech, by Stephan Delbos When that fog lifts, it’ll become clear that we’re standing on a stone sea beneath the peak of Plešivec. We’ll see right away all the plants …
Blocks
Original by Dennis Andrew S. Aguinaldo Translated, from the Filipino, by Tilde Acuña Blocks Discordant operations outside discordant operations inside just now the dissonance left and I am thinking of giving in STAND WITH SALUGPONGAN SCHOOLS! I don’t hear faraway …