Poland
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November 5, 2019 |
My association with the work of Józef Wittlin started when Professor Anna Frajlich invited me to write a paper about Wittlin’s association with France for her 1996 Józef Wittlin conference at Columbi... -
September 13, 2016 |
Zofia and Kazimierz Romanowicz in front of the Galerie Lambert in 1962 / Courtesy of the Archiwum Emigracji, Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Toruń, Poland For more, read these four poems by Zo... -
April 13, 2016 |
Like most immigrant kids, John Guzlowski never wanted to write about his Polish parents and the world they left when they came to America. They had been slave laborers during World War II, while he, b... -
May 2, 2014 |
It was another great week, filled with announcements from various literary prizes. Below, we’ve provided links to announcements about the Best Translated Book Awards, the Lambda Literary Prize, and Or... -
February 11, 2014 |
Photo by Eugenijus Radlinskas/Flickr The image of translation as an essentially lonely business has slowly but surely given way to a fairer, more accurate picture. Even when a translated text bears t... -
November 15, 2013 |Now that we’re nearing the end of the year, it’s time once again for people to debate the future of the book publishing industry. Will print publishing be totally replaced by digital publishing and eb...
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September 27, 2013 |This week was Banned Books Week, where publishers, readers, and the general literary community celebrate freedom of expression and raise awareness about censorship around the world. For more on Banned...
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August 9, 2013 |This week brought up several important topics within literary discussions, including the state of Polish publishing houses and the right to free speech on the Internet. But there were also several fun...
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March 1, 2013 |This week was full of exciting discoveries throughout the lit world. Below, you’ll find links to new poems by Rudyard Kipling as well as events that celebrate undiscovered and previously untranslated...
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He said:
Why must they destroy and destroy again?
Why must they forget my face my gestures my voice?
Why must they...
