The last bees form a cloud that fills/ the sky. One dies and then/ another, little motor of the brain/ kaput.
Review: Deviation by Luce D’Eramo, Translated by Anne Milano Appel
Luce D'Eramo's Deviation constitutes an invaluable insight on memory, trauma, and repression in the context of life-writing.
Review: Transcription by Kate Atkinson
Kate Atkinson's latest novel follows protagonist Juliet as she transcribes documents during World War II and is swept into a high-tension waiting game.
Review: Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart
Gary Shteyngart's newest novel Lake Success serves as a vivid, colorful pastoral of America in all its glamour and blemishes.
Columbia Journal Presents: A Reading at KGB Bar
Join us for an evening of readings from Columbia Journal editors and advisors at KGB Bar on October 30.
Self-Portraits with Pierre
My kneecap is a magnet for mosquitos./ They assemble under the picnic pavilion/ And form a small cloud.
Take Good Care: An Interview with Mary Ann Samyn
Mary Ann Samyn talks about her first encounters with Emily Dickinson's work, her best advice for writing students, and her new collection.
Two Poems by S. Vijayalakshmi Translated from Tamil
She tells them to believe/ that above all,/ life has been made possible/ only by love.
Columbia Journal Staff on Their Favorite Banned Books
To celebrate Banned Books Week, the Columbia Journal staff has compiled a list of favorite banned and challenged books.
In Rare Company: An Interview with Nicole Chung
Nicole Chung talks about confronting family lore surrounding her adoption, discovering revision ideas in her dreams, and editing a memoir while grieving.
Cassette
This is a good time/for abandonment, dear silent,/ cold universe with stairs/that go nowhere,/ where are you taking me?
Find Your Sacred Spaces: An Interview with Bill King
Bill King talks about his new poetry collection, The Letting Go, what he's learned from fatherhood, and the importance of sacred spaces for writers.