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Flowers, Not Concrete

In Criticism by Mónica de la Torre

1. Hope Insists Action The first comprehensive study of concrete poetry to appear in the US, in 1968, was the influential volume Concrete Poetry: A World View. On its cover appears a concrete poem by …

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far from the eye far from the heart

In Creativity by Merima Dizdarević

اﻟﺴﻤﻜﺔ ، ﺣﺘﻰ وھﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺷﺒﺎك اﻟﺼﯿﺎدﯾﻦ ، ﺗﻈﻞ ﺗﺤﻤﻞ راﺋﺤﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺮ The fish Even in the fisherman’s net Still carries the smell of the sea Mourid Barghouti اﻟﺒﺮﻏﻮﺛﻲ ﻣﺮﯾﺪ I Saw Ramallah ھﻠﻼ رام …

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The Challenges of Translation

In Criticism by Patricia Badji

I am just like many students of translation — full of hope and theoretical knowledge, along with some practical experience. Studying translation means developing the ability to make decisions and follow through with them. Making …