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Pedro Teixeira Neves
Translated by Nathan Leach TIME TREMBLES “But the silence was not an unbroken abstract block; rather, little by little it began to take...

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Jun 5, 202317 min read
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Almeida Cumbane
Translated by Samantha Morito MY FATHER’S WEAKNESSES At dawn, the clinical condition worsens. The moon and stars preside over the night,...

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Apr 22, 20234 min read
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Mário Araújo
Translated by Elton Uliana THE COMPETITION It was their father who, imitating the sound of a gun with his voice, gave the signal to...

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Mar 16, 20235 min read
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Ana Pessoa
Translated by Sue Williams LOCKDOWN DIARY Wednesday, March 11th 2020 Wash your hands, my love May you never be short of breath or...

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Feb 26, 20237 min read
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Phoe McCallum
'Easy Way Out': A global fight against anti-abotion laws. 'Easy Way Out' is a reactionary collection to the current anti-abortion laws...

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Feb 17, 20232 min read
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Carla Bessa
Translated by Elton Uliana A DAY (LIKE ANY OTHER) get up early, have a shower, make some coffee, wake up the kids, kiss them, wake up the...

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Jan 20, 20232 min read
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André Timm
Translated by George Newton REWRITING HISTORY INT. PLANE – DAY The interior of the cargo plane is reminiscent of the innards of some...

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Jan 2, 20233 min read
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Mélio Tinga
Translated by Phoe McCallum A SONG FOR CARLOTA I return from the nursing home exhausted. From the end of a street, a dog spies on me with...

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Dec 4, 20223 min read
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Natália Timerman
Translated by Georgia Cooper DAD, This is a letter that asks questions. It asks, first and foremost, if you can hear me. This letter is...

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Oct 29, 20224 min read
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Decio Zylbersztajn
THE END OF LOCKDOWN Translated by George Newton It was through literature that I became acquainted with Iceland, a country of writers. A...

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Oct 14, 20229 min read
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José Luís Mendonça
Translated by Han Hu THE CROWN OF THE VIRUS Only the unwary wear the crown of the virus. Those who breathe the fire of heaven fly higher...

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Sep 29, 20221 min read
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Deusa d'África
Translated by Vita Dervan THE GRANTMAN The city gates take the soul for prisoner the spirit of the accused marching barefoot to its cell...

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Sep 13, 20223 min read
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Hugo Mezena
Translated by Jackie Hopkins THE NEW NORMAL IS THE NEW NORMAL IS THE NEW NORMAL IS THE NEW NORMAL They were at home. I mean inside their...

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Aug 14, 20223 min read
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Ana Cristina Silva
Translated by Isabella Dobson MONTHS IN STRAIGHT LINES We feel a need to find strategic places from which we can observe the future; it’s...

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Aug 1, 20224 min read
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Ana Gilbert
Translated by Han Hu US I don't know your name, I never had the courage to ask. But we are neighbours. Of life. We live under the same...

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Jul 4, 20223 min read
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Maria Teresa Horta
Translated by Lesley Saunders PERISHABLE Though perishable it will invent itself, the poem With a wrench of the hand out of the ineffable...

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Jun 3, 20222 min read
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Telma Tvon
Translated by Claire Williams KEEPING GOING I keep going only in belief Everything I have inside me is belief It’s faith featuring...

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May 14, 20224 min read
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Godofredo de Oliveira Neto
Translated by Samantha Morito LITERARY LANGUAGE, STYLE, ACCURACY, AND THE ENGLISH PROFESSOR The professor from the London School of...

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Apr 29, 20224 min read
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Kátia Borges
EVER SINCE WE STARTED COUNTING THE DEAD Translated by Gabriella Turner In these socially distanced times, I’ve been noticing the lack of...

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Mar 7, 20223 min read
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Hirondina Joshua
pleura Translated by George Newton 1. armour broken open in the first of the final century. organ cemented ruby-red. as in the beginning:...

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Feb 21, 20223 min read
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