Ukrainian Poetry
As the political turmoil playing out in Ukraine captures the world's attention, we bring you a poetic voice from the front line. In a special dispatch this month, we feature a poem from the Ukrainian poet Pavel Gol'din.
How is this shirt different from all other shirts?
The black thread is a dog, the red thread a fox.
How is this shirt different from all other shirts?
The black thread is a Catholic priest, the red thread an Orthodox.
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Blog
WWB at the London Book Fair. Read our coverage of the Literary Translation Center and panels on "Women in Translation," and new Korean writing.
Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren interviews writer, illustrator, and screenwriterPacho Urbano.
In a new installment of the City and the Writer, Nathalie Handal talks to exiled poet Mazen Maarouf.
Reviews
Andrew Rose reviews Xu Zechen'sRunning Through Beijing.
To the average Westerner, reared on crisp autumn breezes and revitalizing spring air, Beijing’s tianqi, its weather, is a surreal departure. more>>>
Events
Chicago
Applied Words: Voices of Protest
Facets Multi-Media,1517 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
April 25, 2014
7 PM
Join WWB authors Mazen Maarouf and Manal al-Sheikh and WWB editorial director Susan Harris for a screening from the Al-Jazeera documentary series Poets of Protest, followed by a reading and discussion. Details here.
New York
Talking about Taboos: An Evening with Dutch and Flemish Writers
BookCourt, 163 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Thursday May 1
7 PM
Join us for a lively panel discussion and reading in celebration of the May 2014 issue of Words without Borders, featuring new Dutch and Flemish writing on taboos. Novelist Joseph O'Neill will moderate a conversation with Victor Schiferli, Sanneke van Hassel, and Annelies Verbeke. RSVP.
