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Original by Isabelle Eberhardt Translated, from the French, by Donald Mason I The sun burns down upon the pale, cobbled streets below. A bluish line of shadow, defeated by the glare, retreats behind the pillars beneath the arcades. With all …

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An original work by Inna Krasnoper Audio of Poems Inna Krasnoper is a poet, artist, and literary translator who was born in Ufa (Bashqortostan) and has lived in Berlin since 2011. She received a BA in “Dance, Context, Choreography” from …

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Original by Michel de Montaigne Translated/Adapted, from the French, by Camille Uglow Comme Nostre Esprit S'empesche Soy-mesmes C'est une plaisante imagination, de concevoir un esprit balancé justement entre-deux pareilles envyes. Car il est indubitable, qu'il ne prendra jamais party: d'autant …

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Original by Nafissatou Dia Diouf Translated, from the French, by McCalee Cain The dark lagoon water lapped in a dull, regular rhythm, whispering a funereal, muddy music. The tormented vastness reflected no trace of light from the starry sky. The …

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By Marc Petrie An anthropocene translation of Jacques Prévert’s “Barbara” Barbara, you no longer exist Like Jacques Prévert, like the war. Yet Brest, the city remains As before, though truly Most has been replaced By concrete and steel. And your …

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Original by Charles Baudelaire Translated, from the French, by Will Cordeiro   Often, just for kicks, bored sailors reach for that vast bird, the albatross, which glides above them on lethargic winds as each old ketch is drifting the abyss …

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