Peter Wortsman reading of Telegrams of the Soul
A reading of Altenberg’s selected prose by writer and translator Peter Wortsman. Austra Pop-up@ Openhouse Gallery201 Mulberry StreetNew York, NY 10012Saturday, October 15 at 8PMTickets HERE. Wortsman will read from “Telegrams of the Soul,” his selection and translation of Altenberg’s work published
Photos from Brooklyn Book Fair!
Thanks to all who came out to the Brooklyn Book Fair on Sunday! Great weather, people, and publications—and thanks to Miriam Berkley for the lovely photos of our staff members, Molly & Eric.
Darwish excerpt from Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone?
The train rushed past It passed me by, and I am like a station. I don’t know whether I’m seeing people off or greeting them: Welcome, on my platforms cafes, offices, roses, telephones, newspapers, sandwiches, music, and a rhyme for another poet who comes and waits The train rushed past It passed me by, and
From Darwish’s Posthumous Collection
Standing Before the Ruins of Al-Birwehby Mahmoud Darwishtran. by Sinan Antoon Like birds, I tread lightly on the earth’s skinso as not to wake the deadI shut the door to my emotions to become my otherI don’t feel that I am
In Memoriam of Mahmoud Darwish
Today is the 3rd anniversary of the death of Mahmoud Darwish. For the occasion: A Travelerby Mahmoud Darwishtrans. by Sinan Antoon This road takes me; a horse guiding a horsemanA traveler like me cannot look backI have walked far enough to knowwhere
A Celebration of Cortázar and Observatories @ Vassar
Please join Archipelago Books on Friday, August 12, for a starry celebration of Julio Cortázar’s From the Observatory: Friday, August 126:30 p.m.Vassar College Observatory124 Raymond AvenuePoughkeepsie, NY 12604 Reception to be followed by a reading and panel discussion with translator Anne McLean,