POETRY TRAVELS with Anna Blasiak and Lisa Kalloo: TONGUE by Nisrine Mbarki,...
my mother deprived me of her language and herselfmy infant tongue was left to the mercy ofharsh monastic sounds on peatmuttered prayers that warded off all thingsresidual slanging matches from...
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On-the-Road again to Estonia, my first visit since I was here reporting for the BBC in the post-Independence 1990s. This time it’s for the capital Tallinn’s literary festival HeadRead, followed by a...
View ArticleTRAFIKA EUROPE CORNER with Clayton McKee: VISA by Niels Hav
I hope for an explanationfrom God and his lawyers:What is going on?Is there a plan?When the rich steal from the poor,it's called politics and commerce.When the poor resist,it's called terror and...
View ArticlePOETRY TRAVELS with Anna Blasiak and Lisa Kalloo: FOUR FRAGMENTS ON A SHARED...
ILick the salt, the sweatgathers beneath your breasts –I follow the curve with my tonguethen roll overto see, from below,your face.Don’t insist on getting dressedor on finishingthat translation...
View ArticleROSIE-ON-THE-ROAD by Rosie Goldsmith: What’s Happening in Icelandic...
The 40th Reykjavik International Literary Festival (Bókmenntahátíð í Reykjavík / The Reykjavik International Literary Festival ) took place this spring from April 23rd-27th 2025. Rosie was invited to...
View ArticleTRAFIKA EUROPE CORNER with Clayton McKee: 2025 EUPL mini-series
Trafika Europe is pleased to announce the 2025 EUPL mini-series! The format changes a bit this year. Rather than broadcasting a series of interviews with any and all authors from this year’s cohort,...
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