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Five Poem of Ḥafṣa bint al-Ḥājj ar-Rakūniyya in Translation
Poems by a legendary Granadan aristocrat and one of the most celebrated Andalusian female poets of medieval Arabic literature Ḥafṣa bint al-Ḥājj ar-Rakūniyya translated by...
Race and Appeasement
I dropped my ponytail and gave her my full attention as she breathed out, “He’s the leader of the fucking Klu Klux Klan, Emalee.”
CTRL + RETURN
The moment you hit send you know you’re fucked.
Adversity
"Adversity," by Neesa Ahmed, is a selection for the Columbia Journal's Special Issue on Uprising in the art category.
On Intersectional Character Dynamics & Subverting their Tropes: An Interview with Jenny Bhatt
Shalvi J Shah, an MFA candidate in Fiction and Literary Translation and Teaching Fellow at Columbia University, talks to author Jenny Bhatt about craft, cultural...
So, Coach Andrew Interrogates Me
I mean, the kid had it coming to him if you think about it.
Literary Citizenry: A Podcast Interview with Publisher and Poet Joe Pan
Columbia Journal is proud to introduce our new podcast. Episode One details a conversation between former Columbia Journal editors Shalvi Shah and Emma Ginader, Columbia...
Above One’s Bend
Perish the wilderness—Laura Ingalls Wilder’s wildness.
Review: Girlhood by Melissa Febos
With psychological clarity and emotional precision, Febos revisits the past to rewrite the future.
Finding Rhythm: An Interview with Avni Doshi
Abhigna Mooraka, Columns Editor for Columbia Journal Issue 59, spoke to author Avni Doshi about her Booker-shortlisted Burnt Sugar, her writing process, and her art...
Between Screens: Structural Revision
I write during screen time, the bounds of which creep earlier and earlier. But I don’t know how to structurally revise a 77,000 word novel...