“You could barely view the sea under the night’s darkness and heavy rain. Cars would careen around the road uncontrollably because their drivers were too drunk…” Story of the Week (June 27), by Muhammad Zafzaf. Translated from Arabic by Mohammed Albakry.
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Venezuela and the US start the second round of our Poetry World Cup.
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The final match of the Poetry World Cup first round.
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Adam Morris talks to Jacob Silkstone about Hilda Hilst’s life and writing, the importance of translation, and the dangers of seeing the internet as a liberating and democratic force for good.
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The fifteenth match of the Poetry World Cup.
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The fourteenth match of the Poetry World Cup.
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“…you wandering in search of light/ Carrying a piece of sky on your broad shoulders,/ Fill my evening of breaths and oblivions/ With voices…” Poem of the Week (June 24), by Alisa Velaj. Translated from Albanian by Ukë Buçpapaj.
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Another South Asian-West African match in the Poetry World Cup.
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“Lead me not into unforced errors./ Let me not be despatched into oblivion/ By a fresh-faced opponent—unseeded, unknown…” Shanta Acharya marks the start of Wimbledon 2014 with a tennis player’s prayer.
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‘Home nation’ Pakistan face a tough first-round match.
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