What to Read When You Want to Slip Away
A list from YZ Chin of works in translation
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...moreIt’s true that when I speak of machines I also mean dimensions.
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...more[I]t is as if I am learning a new language with each poem.
...moreI eat, and eat, and eat, and mourn.
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...moreTo exist solely now on land is to live always waiting to reenter the water—to feel soothed even by the sound of it falling. To live a life on land is to feel the loss of our former lives within our very faces.
...moreTo this day no one really knows where my kris came from or whether or not it’s a significant part of my family history, if it’s a random object or an heirloom with an untold story.
...moreTelling a human story, with individuals experiencing the effects of an actual political issue—that’s my part in shaking the ground.
...moreWhat cannot be forgotten/cannot be remembered?
...moreMarried authors Anne Raeff and Lori Ostlund, both winners of the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, discuss their craft, their process, and the way they negotiate the give and take involved in sharing a vocation.
...moreSegwick, Maine claims to be home to the world’s smallest bookstore. Pushcart Press Bookstore resides in a 9′ x 12′ building selling used books and Pushcart Press titles. Australia’s capitol city is not known as a cultural center, but that might change for Canberra with the opening of Muse, a combination wine bar and bookstore. […]
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