What particular translation challenges arose as you brought Layla Martínez’s Woodworm into English? Listen to Sophie Hughes ...

This reading list spotlights books by nine Mexican women writers who are shaping the literary scene in Mexico and beyond.

"These poems are laden with grief, but also, to my ears, carry a tremendous love and hope, without which, surely, there could be no endurance," writes critic Mandana Chaffa. With members across ...

Words Without Borders is the premier destination for a global literary conversation. Founded in 2003, WWB seeks to expand cultural understanding by giving readers unparalleled access to contemporary ...

In commemoration of Day of the Imprisoned Writer, a poem by an imprisoned writer, translated by an imprisoned writer.

Join WWB for a festive virtual evening of literary readings by some of the world's most dazzling writers and translators. Join WWB and a marvelous group of authors and translators for a celebration of ...

We present writing from Syria, as Zakariya Tamer tells tales of djinns and talking walls, Abdelkader al-Hosni reflects on friendship, Golan Haji considers magic and loss, and Lukman Derky mourns a ...

Between us is a street Not for cars or footsteps, The green of pastures Without pastures, The blue of the sea Without sea. Between us, a street or less. Inside us, a winding road wanders— You sing ...

Is beauty a gift? Is the body itself? Beauty could be understood as a quality passed down from parent to child and thereby given or “gifted,” even if only in a passive sense, through genetic ...