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Poetry

Graphology Restoration 40: Semitic Languages

August 03, 2021 | John Kinsella
The covers to Above the Milky Way and the Registers of Illuminated Villages
Lit Lists

The 2022 Neustadt International Prize for Literature Jury: A Reading List

August 02, 2021 | The Editors of WLT
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Essay

To My Leaver-Mother

July 29, 2021 | Romalyn Ante
A detail from the prize-winning poster design. Text reads: With 2021 NSK Prize Winnert Cynthia Leitich Smith, Oct. 25-27, 2021
News and Events

World Literature Today Announces 2021 Neustadt Festival Poster Design Contest Winners

July 27, 2021 | WLT
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Travels in Literature

As Popular as a Soccer Star

July 22, 2021 | Peter LaSalle
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Culture

Jim Harrison’s Meatballs

July 20, 2021 | J. R. Patterson
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Culture

Art as a “Catalyst for Conversations”: A Conversation with Philbrook Curator Susan Green

July 16, 2021 | Michelle Johnson
A photograph of César Aira juxtaposed with the cover to his book Lugones
Book Reviews

The Marx Brothers Go to a Masked Ball: César Aira’s Lugones

July 15, 2021 | Will H. Corral
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Essay

Emmanuel Carrère’s Dark Places

July 14, 2021 | Felipe Restrepo Pombo
Friederike Mayröcker sits at a table reading with a small group sitting to the side
Essay

Meeting Friederike Mayröcker (1924–2021): A Remembrance

July 13, 2021 | Sylvia Petter
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Pandemic Dispatches

Make the NBA Great Again

July 07, 2021 | Michael Don
A photograph from inside a crumbling building that looks out toward the sea
Essay

In Ruins: Reflections beyond Kuwait

July 07, 2021 | Mai Al-Nakib
The cover to the Summer issue of WLT with copy advertising the upcoming Palestine Voices symposium. Additional text reads 'Join 50 Palestinian writers, poets, artists and translators to discuss this historic issue of WLT
News and Events

July 15 Symposium to Highlight ‘Palestine Voices’

July 06, 2021 | WLT
A photograph of M. NourbeSe Philip juxtaposed with the cover to their book Zong! set inside the WLT 21 Books of the 21st Century logo dress
Interviews

Poetry as Untelling: A Conversation with M. NourbeSe Philip

June 28, 2021 | Philip Metres
The covers to the six books discussed in the list below
Lit Lists

21 Books for the 21st Century: The Results of Our Readers’ Poll

June 28, 2021 | The Editors of WLT
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News and Events

Introducing WLT Book Buzz!

June 24, 2021 | The Editors of WLT