Trafika Europe Corner with Clayton McKee: THE PARADISE OF THE WATERS by...
Some young women were dancing, their lithe slender bodies bathed in a bluish light, their ebony faces smiling curiously and shining whitely with their teeth. Their long supple forms were draped in...
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LA ESPAÑOLA: Riveting Writing from Spain with Alice Banks. June – AI and...
This month’s La Española is a bit of a different one, as I translate a poem by Ana Flecha Marco, a translator from English, Norwegian and French into Spanish. The poem, ‘With AI we’ve no chance’ was...
View ArticlePoetry Travels with Anna Blasiak and Lisa Kalloo: ROYAL PEACOCK by Veroniki...
Here is what happened the other day: I was staggering down awful stairs, my weight had doubled. My fellow citizens, indifferent to the drama that was taking place before their eyes in plain daylight,...
View ArticleTHE ITALIANIST: Riveting Italian Books You Need to Know About by Alex...
Readers who follow my work will know that, recently, I have been more focused on translating games than novels (though the skills and expertise are the same, trust me). The role-playing world is one...
View ArticleTrafika Europe Corner with Clayton McKee: GARDEN OF EDEN by Sarah Talboys-Smith
She could feel the warmth of his foot against hers. In this touch, she could feel everything: their long years together, their arguments, their reconnections, tears, apologies, kisses, and unwavering...
View ArticleTHE POLKA: What’s Riveting in Polish Literature by Anna Blasiak. RADOSŁAW...
I want to use The Polka to direct attention towards Polish writers and books from Poland that thrill me, that draw me, that captivate me. Not all of these books are regulars on the bestseller lists or...
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DIE GERMANISTIN: Riveting Forays into German-Language Literature by Sheridan...
My forays into German literature have been fewer and farther between since the birth of my youngest daughter, four months ago. I have been pleased to be able to introduce her to the delights of...
View ArticlePoetry Travels with Anna Blasiak and Lisa Kalloo: OX AND MANDARIN // A...
when the sun is at its heightall travels must end for Ox and for Mandarin who haven’t yet metand will continue do sofor a long time Ox knows and Mandarin knows but neither are readynot for a long...
View ArticleTrafika Europe Corner with Clayton McKee: TE’s Prizes for Prose and for Verse
Trafika Europe is so excited to announce that we are now taking submissions for our first-ever literary prizes! Our submissions are now open and will close on December 20th at 11:59 pm EST. There is a...
View ArticlePoetry Travels with Anna Blasiak and Lisa Kalloo: SCATTERED by Floriana...
we are sproutsin a spring morningpollen scatteredby the Eastern winddoomed to vanish into thin airwe lie down impalpablein the pallet of life By Floriana Ferro Translated by the author Poem from...
View ArticleTHE ITALIANIST: Riveting Italian Books You Need to Know About by Alex...
Racism in Italy was discovered two years ago, when the so-called yellow-green government coalition was formed by the Lega and the Movimento 5 Stelle. At least, that’s what mainstream media has tried...
View ArticleTrafika Europe Corner with Clayton McKee: TE and EU Prize for Literature
Trafika Europe has continued our partnership with the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL). This year, we have 13 exciting interviews with authors that were nominated for their country. In the...
View ArticleLA ESPAÑOLA: Riveting Writing from Spain with Alice Banks. Literature from...
Introduction In this month’s La Española, we’re focusing on the high calibre literature coming out of Las Islas Canarias, an archipelago in the Atlantic, 100km off the coast of Morocco. The main...
View ArticleThe Polka: What’s Riveting in Polish Literature with Anna Blasiak. ZYTA...
When I first read Zyta Rudzka last year it was a revelation. And Zyta Rudzka remains a revelation. From the moment I looked at the first pages of her (multi award-winning) novel Kto się śmieje, ten ma...
View ArticleDIE GERMANISTIN: Riveting Forays into German-Language Literature by Sheridan...
Following my previous blog post, which featured a cloth book for babies from one of Germany’s foremost publishers of literature for children and young adults, Arena Verlag, this post is dedicated to...
View ArticlePOETRY TRAVELS with Anna Blasiak and Lisa Kalloo: AVATAR by Laura Fusco,...
They are called with the names of godsor ancestors,or heroes of comics and soap,actors or singers footballers or poets.She looks like Kalì,a necklace of skulls around her neck,dark complexion,oil eyes...
View ArticleTRAFIKA EUROPE CORNER with Clayton McKee: DESERT by Pèire Millet, translated...
DESERT Ai sounja qu’anave eilabas Dins l’èr blu, trasparènt, que dindo, Liuen dis ome, dins lis sablas, Pivela d’Eternita lindo… From the collection La Draio by Pèire Millet DESERT I dreamed that I...
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THE ITALIANIST: Riveting Italian Books You Need to Know About with Leah...
What an exciting year for Italian publishing! With two books on the 2024 International Booker Prize Longlist (Domenico Starnone’s The House on Via Gemito in Oonagh Stransky’s translation, and...
View ArticleDIE GERMANISTIN: Riveting Forays into German-Language Literature by Sheridan...
This month I attended two of the most entertaining German Embassy London events I have ever been to, marking 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Both events were held at the Leake Street...
View ArticlePOETRY TRAVELS with Anna Blasiak and Lisa Kalloo: CYBORG by Volker Braun,...
How may I address you, friend? my dearSwan with the welding seam, from the improvement worksA phantom pregnancy, extra-uterineExpecting (‘to the ending of oppression’)Which bears you to yourself. The...
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