WLT  Weekly

Bubbles darken the ocean as they rise to the surface
Poetry

Driftwood

November 18, 2021 | Sudeep Sen
An illustration of a tree with flames around its root. The faces of people populate the branches like fruit
Fiction

Hell Offers Visas to Hazaras

November 17, 2021 | Musa Zafar
A photograph of Khadija Abdalla Bajaber juxtaposed with the cover to her book House of Rust
Interviews

A Deep Bow to Mombasa (and Sea Monsters): A Conversation with Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

November 15, 2021 | Anderson Tepper
The covers to the books listed below
Lit Lists

Books as Multidisciplinary Art Objects: A Recommended Reading List

November 12, 2021 | Kylie Garrett
A surreal mechanistic drawing of a robot
Book Reviews

Thinking Outside the Perceptual Box: Adam WiΕ›niewski-Snerg’s Robot

November 10, 2021 | Rachel Cordasco
A photograph of moss-covered rocks surrounded by idyllic forest
Book Reviews

β€œstill and yet and for all times”: A First Nations Anthology That Liberates Narratives of Indigenous Identity

November 09, 2021 | Dan Disney
A photograph of someone pouring cream into coffee in a cup
Black Voices

on meeting mark’s grandmother

November 08, 2021 | Adrienne Christian
A photograph of a derelict factory
Poetry

Sketch Notes on Bagua Ling

November 04, 2021 | Zhang Er
A photograph taken over a man's shoulder as he opens a pomegranate.
Culture

Bringing an Iraqi American Perspective to the Big Screen: A Conversation with Weam Namou

November 03, 2021 | Michelle Johnson
A photograph of a tree on a savannah with a blue sky above
Black Voices

Elegy for Tree

November 02, 2021 | Tamara J. Madison
A photograph of an outdoor art installation. In the foreground, an oversized fork stands besides signs that read, "What is food justice? We all makes decisions about what we eat...but we don't make those decisions by ourselves.”
Culture

An Artistic Window into Food Justice: A Conversation with Smithsonian Curator Samir Meghelli

October 27, 2021 | Michelle Johnson
A photograph of Boubacar Boris Diop accompanied by text announcing him as the 2022 Neustadt Laureate
News and Events

Boubacar Boris Diop Wins Prestigious 2022 Neustadt International Prize for Literature

October 26, 2021 | WLT
A grainy black and white photo of a woman in a long dress swaying at the waist with her hands up by her face
Book Reviews

The Patients Talk Back: Contested Narratives in Cristina Rivera Garza’s La CastaΓ±eda Insane Asylum

October 27, 2021 | Ryan Long
A black and white photo of a woman's unclothed upper torso, her arms folded across her chest
Black Voices

POV

October 25, 2021 | Ashaki M. Jackson
A sign mounted on the corner of a building. The sign reads, ”You are not lost. You are here.”
Essay

Lost and Found in Translation: Storytelling and the Untranslatable

October 20, 2021 | MichaΕ‚ Rusinek
A detailed black and white illustration of a bird of prey directly facing the viewer
Poetry

Two Poems from Dear Specimen

October 18, 2021 | W. J. Herbert