Poems translated by Marjan Modarres Sabzevari
Three Poems by Pamela Proietti Translated from the Italian
Three Poems (Thirty-two Hours, Four Days, That Which Remains) translated by Stephen Eric Berry and Donna Mancusi-Ungaro Hart from the Italian.
A Deconstruction of ‘Some Girls Walk Into The Country They Are From’ with the Translation Editors
A conversation between the Columbia Journal Translation Editors about the main topics traversing through ‘Some Girls Walk Into The Country They Are From’ by Sawako Nakayasu
Review: Antiemetic for Homesickness by Romalyn Ante
Romalyn Ante’s debut collection presents an important and magical display of culture and perspective.
Review: Clerk of the Dead by Alan Perry
Alan Perry’s poems do not only reckon with death or dying; they reckon with what it means to lose something.
Three Poems by June Daowen Lei
Obviously, the word is state. As in “of emergency” yet a body continues to rattle onto the train and into the desk chair and so on.
Call for Submissions: Special Issue on UPRISING
Columbia Journal wants to read and publish your best work on the theme UPRISING. Submit!
3 Poems by Pablo Neruda Translated by Despy Boutris
Three poems by Chilean poet, diplomate, and politician Pablo Neruda, translated into English by Depsy Boutris
Three Poems by Nathan Dragon
He had watched the dog discover its shadow in the dining room last week—the dog jumped.
Three “Nomad” Poems Translated from the Portuguese by António Ladeira and Calvin Olsen
Waiting room to Marco Mackaaij Aknowledge of all things (when well organized)fits in the tight space of acranialvault. It’s no small feat(Newton’s mechanicsRiemannian geometry) alladded to a suitcase that won’t closenot even with the weightof reason (Maxwell’s symmetryFeynman’s quanta) thingsas…
Fireworks + Other Pendant Grammars
We “took” walks. I think, because, caesurae are things we drink. At least, like medicine. Their application requires we swallow. The Schuylkill incorporates the Wissahickon near where Manayunk East Falls. Rivers, primordial techniques. How we put things in their place.…
Review: If Mother Braids a Waterfall by Dayna Patterson
Dayna Patterson undertakes an urgent quest for spiritual authenticity in her new collection, “If Mother Braids a Waterfall.”