O, My Language
Original by Rashel Veprinski Translated, from the Ukrainian Yiddish, by Reyzl Grace O, my language, you are silver-blue — you are light-drenched gold. And what do I do with you? I play with you, like little girls with their dolls, …
Tag: Poetry
Two Poems
Originals by Maxim Borodin “Carpenter’s Son” translated, from the Russian, by Jacob A. Sackett-Sanders “AIR” translated, from the Russian, by Darya Koltunyuk Carpenter’s Son I wanted to be the son of a carpenter, but I am forced to sit behind …
Two Poems
Originals and Translations, from the Persian, by Maziar Karim 4. crush of stories from the past thousand years stirs us and embraces today's stories trembling coming from a thousand years ago and we everyday every year every century every thousand …
The Labor’s Look
Original & Translation, from the Persian, by Ali Asadollahi What if he wakes up with tattered skin? With one of those overalls And instead of “Morning!” turns his neck to check if it …
Three Poems
Original text from Britney Spears’ court transcript Translated by Eszter Takacs but my precious body line for subjects like professors whose work for my dad’s subject object agreement for the past [redacted] years boiling up into cognition the years the …
One Poem
Original by Maysun bint Bahdal Translated, from the Arabic, by Reem Hazboun Taşyakan A humble house with pulsating souls, more beloved than this illustrious palace. The barking calls of familiar farm hounds, more cherished than this host of purebred cats. …
Two Poems
Original by Giovanna Cristina Vivinetto Translated, from the Italian, by Gabriella Fee & Dora Malech from Dolore Minimo What name do you choose, papa-judge? What name do you give me? You’ve summoned me to court to tell me you’re almost …