The Sleeping Dictionary
Jacob Silkstone reviews Sujata Massey’s ‘bold and ambitious’ new novel.
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Radnóti in Flames
Ottilie Mulzet reports from Hungary, where far-right extremists are burning the poems of Miklós Radnóti.
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Doris Lessing, professional contrarian
‘A professional contrarian’ whose work deserves to go on being admired. In memory of Doris Lessing (1919-2013).
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Poet of the Month: Rakhshan Rizwan
“Growing up in Lahore, I always felt othered…” Rakhshan Rizwan, The Missing Slate’s Poet of the Month, talks to Rosario Freire.
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Height
“Bulgaria, Bulgaria….How did I end up with you. This was the biggest mistake of my life.” Story of the Week (November 15), by Milen Ruskov. Translated from Bulgarian by Christopher Buxton.
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Author of the Month: Timothy Ogene
“Frankly, I think the whole politics of fiction thing is flimsy and reflects the fear of stepping outside one’s comfort zone.” Timothy Ogene, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month, talks to Varda Nisar.
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After Gary Butte
“…souls many, so many, Ramona/ lovers scarved with rainbows/ scattering galaxies out of sad earth.” Poem of the Week (November 12), by John Robert Lee.
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Looking for Willie George
“Of African descent and a native of British Guyana, Willie was a talented if self-taught writer who wanted to be nothing less than the ‘Black Conrad.’” Story of the Week (November 8), by Jeffrey D. Boldt.
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Snake Wine
“I know it’s a dream because the cobra is banded like/ a sea snake and the sea snake/ is preparing to spit.” Weekend poem, by Arjun Rajendran.
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Miss Carrie
“I hadn’t heard my full name for years,/ until Carrie started calling again.” Hallowe’en poetry contest winner, by Eva Hibbs.
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