Poet Jack Malik reads "Monsoon Fable" in the original Malay. From the September 2021 issue of Words Without Borders. wordswithoutborders.org

Poet Jack Malik Reads "Monsoon Fable"

Dr. Sonia Macansantos Alensub reads Francis C. Macansantos's poem "Ñor Marcos" (Mr. Marcos), in the original Zamboangueño Chavacano. From the October 2021 issue of Words Without Borders. wordswithoutborders.org

Dr. Sonia Macansantos Alensub reads Francis C. Macansantos's "Ñor Marcos" (Mr. Marcos)

Poet H. Miguel de Senna Fernandes reads his "Macau nôs-sa téra" (Macau, Our Homeland), in the original Patuá. From the October 2021 issue of Words Without Borders. wordswithoutborders.org

Poet H. Miguel de Senna Fernandes Reads "Macau nôs-sa téra" (Macau, Our Homeland)

Listen to Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish read his poem "Near the Shrine of Saint Naum,” one of four selections in the Words Without Borders—Academy of American Poets Poems in Translation series published during National Translation Month 2022, in the original Arabic.

Poems in Translation: "Near the Shrine of Saint Naum," by Najwan Darwish

Listen to translator and poet Robin Myers read her essay "Hosts and Guests." From Words Without Borders(wordswithoutborders.org), December 2022.

Robin Myers reads "Hosts and Guests"

Listen to author Emiliana Bernard-Stephenson read her poem "Kriol Soldier" in the original San Andrés-Providencia Creole. Read the poem translated by the author on wordswithoutborders.org.

Emiliana Bernard-Stephenson reads "Kriol Soldier"

Listen to author Jean D'Amérique read his poem "Poem for Children with Trouble Sleeping" in the original Haitian Creole. Read the poem, translated by Nathan H. Dize, on wordswithoutborders.org.

Jean D'Amérique Reads "Poem for Children with Trouble Sleeping"

J. D. Kurtness reads from "Welcome, Alyson" in the original French. Read the full piece in Hannah Allen-Shim's English translation on wordswithoutborders.org.

J. D. Kurtness reads from "Bienvenue, Alyson" in the original French

Carol Sansour reads "A Censored Poem" in the original Arabic. Read the full piece in Katharine Hall's English translation on wordswithoutborders.org.

Carol Sansour Reads "A Censored Poem" in the Original Arabic

Derek Chung reads from his short story "City of Wild Boars" in the original Chinese. Read the full piece in May Huang's English translation on wordswithoutborders.org.

Derek Chung reads from "City of Wild Boars" in the original Chinese

Translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads his English translation of Najwan Darwish's poem "Merely a Dream." Read the poem on wordswithoutborders.org.

Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads Najwan Darwish's "Merely A Dream" in English translation

Translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads his English translation of Najwan Darwish's poem "This Breeze." Read the poem on wordswithoutborders.org.

Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads Najwan Darwish's "This Breeze" in English translation

Translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads his English translation of Najwan Darwish's poem "Two Stops." Read the poem on wordswithoutborders.org.

Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads Najwan Darwish's "Two Stops" in English translation

Translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads his English translation of Najwan Darwish's poem "[Untitled]." Read the poem on wordswithoutborders.org.

Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads Najwan Darwish's "[Untitled]" in English translation

Małgorzata Gorczyńska reads from her essay  "A Rolled-Up Paper Gun" in the original Polish. Read the full piece in Mira Rosenthal's translation on wordswithoutborders.org

Małgorzata Gorczyńska reads from "A Rolled-Up Paper Gun" in the original Polish

Yoo Heekyung reads his poem "Story—Late Summer or Early Fall" in the original Korean. Read the full piece in Stine An's translation on wordswithoutborders.org

Yoo Heekyung reads from "Story—Late Summer or Early Fall" in the original Korean

Katrine Øgaard Jensen reads "Arachnoscientific Salvation," in which she weaves a mistranslation of her English renditions of Ursula Andkjær Olsen’s poetry. Read the piece on wordswithoutborders.org.

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Katrine Øgaard Jensen Reads "Arachnoscientific Salvation"

Translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads his English translation of Najwan Darwish's poem "A Violet Darkness." Read the poem on wordswithoutborders.org.

Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads Najwan Darwish's "A Violet Darkness" in English translation

Yang Licai reads his poem "Dedicated to All Living Beings Who Suffer" in the original Chinese. Read the poem in Joshua Edwards and Lynn Xu's translation on wordswithoutborders.org

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Yang Licai reads "Dedicated to All Living Beings Who Suffer" in the original Chinese

Joshua Edwards reads his and Lynn Xu's English translation of Yang Licai's poem "Dedicated to All Living Beings Who Suffer." Read the translation, and the Chinese-language original, on wordswithoutborders.org

Joshua Edwards reads his and Lynn Xu's translation of "Dedicated to All Living Beings Who Suffer"

In this interview for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Fiction longlisters, Solvej Balle discusses the translation of "On the Calculation of Volume," her novel translated by Barbara J. Haveland for New Directions. The entire interview can be found on Words Without Borders at https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-10/the-national-book-award-interviews-solvej-balle-and-barbara-j-haveland

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Solvej Balle on "On the Calculation of Volume" — Words Without Borders

In this interview for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Fiction longlisters, Barbara J. Haveland discusses her translation of Solvej Balle's novel "On the Calculation of Volume," for New Directions. The entire interview can be found on Words Without Borders at https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-10/the-national-book-award-interviews-solvej-balle-and-barbara-j-haveland

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Barbara J. Haveland on "On the Calculation of Volume" — Words Without Borders

In this interview for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Fiction longlisters, Leri Price discusses her translation of Samar Yazbek's novel "Where the Wind Calls Home," for World Editions. The entire interview can be found on Words Without Borders at https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-10/the-national-book-award-interviews-samar-yazbek-and-leri-price

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Leri Price on "Where the Wind Calls Home" — Words Without Borders

In this interview for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Fiction, longlister Linnea Axelsson discusses her novel "Ædnan," out from Knopf in a translation by Saskia Vogel. The entire interview can be found on Words Without Borders at https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-10/the-national-book-award-interviews-linnea-axelsson-and-saskia-vogel

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Linnea Axelsson on "Ædnan" — Words Without Borders

In this interview for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Fiction, longlister Saskia Vogel discusses her translation of Linnea Axelsson's novel "Ædnan," out from Knopf. The entire interview can be found on Words Without Borders at https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-10/the-national-book-award-interviews-linnea-axelsson-and-saskia-vogel

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Saskia Vogel on "Ædnan" — Words Without Borders

In this interview for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Fiction, finalist Bothayna Al-Essa discusses her novel "The Book Censor's Library," out from World Editions in a translation by Ranya Abdelrahman and Sawad Hussain. The entire interview can be found on Words Without Borders at https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-10/the-national-book-award-interviews-bothayna-al-essa-ranya-abdelrahman-sawad-hussein

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Bothayna Al-Essa on "The Book Censor's Library" — Words Without Borders

In this interview for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Fiction, finalist Ranya Abdelrahman discusses her cotranslation—with Sawad Hussain—of Bothayna Al-Essa's novel "The Book Censor's Library," out from World Editions. The entire interview can be found on Words Without Borders at https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-10/the-national-book-award-interviews-bothayna-al-essa-ranya-abdelrahman-sawad-hussein

Ranya Abdelrahman discusses her cotranslation of Bothayna Al-Essa's "The Book Censor's Library" – Words Without Borders

In this interview for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Fiction, finalist Sophie Hughes discusses her cotranslation—with Annie McDermott—of Layla Martínez's novel "Woodworm," out from Two Lines Press. The entire interview can be found on Words Without Borders at https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-10/the-national-book-award-interviews-sophie-hughes-and-annie-mcdermott

Sophie Hughes discusses her cotranslation of Layla Martínez's "Woodworm" – Words Without Borders

In this interview for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Fiction, finalist Annie McDermott discusses her cotranslation—with Sophie Hughes—of Layla Martínez's novel "Woodworm," out from Two Lines Press. The entire interview can be found on Words Without Borders at https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-10/the-national-book-award-interviews-sophie-hughes-and-annie-mcdermott

Annie McDermott discusses her cotranslation of Layla Martínez's "Woodworm" – Words Without Borders

Gabriela Wiener - Viaje a traves de ayahuasca

"NGUXTAPAX, YOXI, AND THE FIVE COUNTRIES," read by José Fernandez Muratu.

Recording by the Project for the Investigation, Preservation, and Diffusion of the Cultural Heritage of the Tikuna People. Ministry of Culture of Peru. Recorded by Paula Letts, researcher for the Department of Cultural Heritage. 2013.

5 Países Yoí Ipi Ngutap - Tikuna Storytelling - José Fernandez Muratú

An audio recording of "The Shade of the Tenth Coconut Tree" by Kong Bunchhoeun from the November 2015 issue of Words without Borders focused on Cambodian literature. Sung by Sinn "The Golden Voice" Sisamouth.

The Shade of the Tenth Coconut Tree - Kong Bunchhoeun - Words Without Borders

Translator Trent Walker chants stanzas 100 to 102 of Queen Indradevi's poetic inscription on the Great Stele of Phimeanakas in the original Sanskrit.

Queen Indradevi's Poetic Inscription Chanted in Sanskrit in a Khmer Style by Trent Walker

Ukrainian poet Lyuba Yakimchuk reads her poem "Crow, Wheels," part of the April 2016 Words without Borders Women Write War issue. She is accompanied by Mark Tokar on bass.

Lyuba Yakimchuk reads her poem "Crow, Wheels"--Words without Borders

Listen to Sang Young Park read "The Tears of an Unknown Artist, or Zaytun Pasta" in the original Korean.

Sang Young Park reads "The Tears of an Unknown Artist, or Zaytun Pasta" in Korean

Alba Eiragi Duarte reads "Che Rata" in the original Mbyá Guaraní. From the July 2020 issue of Words Without Borders.

Alba Eiragi Duarte Reads "Che Rata" ("My Fire")

Listen to Bernard Capinpin read his translation of Filipino poet Enrique Villasis's "Birds in Flight,” one of four winning selections in the Words Without Borders—Academy of American Poets Poems in Translation Contest chosen by Pushcart Prize winner David Tomas Martinez.

Poems in Translation Contest: "Birds in Flight, 1965," by Enrique Villasis, tr. Bernard Capinpin

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