poetry

“And a World We Want to Begin Begins”: A Review of Exhibit G

“And a World We Want to Begin Begins”: A Review of Exhibit G

Poet Fady Joudah refuses the familiar grammar of witnessing, rendering Palestinian life as a living archive of intimacy...

2 OCTOBER 2026 • By Issam Zineh
Two Poems by Selîm Temo

Two Poems by Selîm Temo

Two new poems by Kurdish translator and poet Selîm Temo are presented in English translation for the first...

7 AUGUST 2026 • By Selîm Temo
Grief and Hope in the Poetry of Dissonance

Grief and Hope in the Poetry of Dissonance

Aida Zilelian’s first chapbook traces the survival of a people, but also reminds the reader of other genocides,...

5 JUNE 2026 • By Sean Casey
Kawa and I: Two Exiles Reading in the Dark

Kawa and I: Two Exiles Reading in the Dark

After years of searching, an exiled Afghan journalist encounters a beloved poet with whom she shares the loss...

27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Freshta Jalalzai
“How to Erase an Armenian Accent in Junior High”

“How to Erase an Armenian Accent in Junior High”

In anticipation of TMR 58 • MOTHER TONGUE, this new poem explores the painful self-silencing of a language.

27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Shahé Mankerian
Contemporary Kurdish Writers in the Diaspora

Contemporary Kurdish Writers in the Diaspora

A new book highlights how Kurdish female and non-binary writers challenge norms and push boundaries.

14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Matt Broomfield
A World in Crisis: Deep Vellum’s Best Literary Translations 2025

A World in Crisis: Deep Vellum’s Best Literary Translations 2025

This anthology, while celebrating last year's best literary translations, aims to highlight writing from and about a world...

9 MAY 2025 • By Lara Vergnaud
 
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