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Selected readings · Poetry without borders

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Map stop 01 · Translated poetry by country

Start with a place.

Geography is a doorway, an embrace, and lines on a map.

A country route gathers work around a place while leaving room for migration, multilingual writing, diaspora, and disagreement.

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20 country routes Swipe, scroll sideways, or use the arrows

01Country reading routeMexicoA curated path through poetry from Mexico in English translation.Explore Mexico → 02Country reading routeSyriaA curated path through poetry from Syria in English translation.Explore Syria → 03Country reading routeSwedenA curated path through poetry from Sweden in English translation.Explore Sweden → 04Country reading routeTurkeyA curated path through poetry from Turkey in English translation.Explore Turkey → 05Country reading routePalestineA curated path through poetry from Palestine in English translation.Explore Palestine → 06Country reading routeJapanA curated path through poetry from Japan in English translation.Explore Japan → 07Country reading routeUkraineA curated path through poetry from Ukraine in English translation.Explore Ukraine → 08Country reading routeSpainA curated path through poetry from Spain in English translation.Explore Spain → 09Country reading routePeruA curated path through poetry from Peru in English translation.Explore Peru → 10Country reading routeChinaA curated path through poetry from China in English translation.Explore China → 11Country reading routeIndiaA curated path through poetry from India in English translation.Explore India → 12Country reading routeChileA curated path through poetry from Chile in English translation.Explore Chile → 13Country reading routeArgentinaA curated path through poetry from Argentina in English translation.Explore Argentina → 14Country reading routeAfghanistanA curated path through poetry from Afghanistan in English translation.Explore Afghanistan → 15Country reading routeVietnamA curated path through poetry from Vietnam in English translation.Explore Vietnam → 16Country reading routeGreeceA curated path through poetry from Greece in English translation.Explore Greece → 17Country reading routeItalyA curated path through poetry from Italy in English translation.Explore Italy → 18Country reading routeIranA curated path through poetry from Iran in English translation.Explore Iran → 19Country reading routePakistanA curated path through poetry from Pakistan in English translation.Explore Pakistan → 20Country reading routePolandA curated path through poetry from Poland in English translation.Explore Poland →

Map stop 02 · Translated poetry by language

Start with a sound.

Follow one language as it crosses borders, periods, and translators.

A language route lets sound and syntax remain visible even when a language belongs to many countries, dialects, and communities.

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20 language routes Swipe, scroll sideways, or use the arrows

01Language reading routeSpanishFollow Spanish poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Spanish → 02Language reading routeChineseFollow Chinese poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Chinese → 03Language reading routeJapaneseFollow Japanese poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Japanese → 04Language reading routeUrduFollow Urdu poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Urdu → 05Language reading routeFrenchFollow French poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore French → 06Language reading routeArabicFollow Arabic poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Arabic → 07Language reading routeGreekFollow Greek poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Greek → 08Language reading routePersianFollow Persian poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Persian → 09Language reading routeGermanFollow German poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore German → 10Language reading routeItalianFollow Italian poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Italian → 11Language reading routeKoreanFollow Korean poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Korean → 12Language reading routeHindiFollow Hindi poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Hindi → 13Language reading routeRussianFollow Russian poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Russian → 14Language reading routeHebrewFollow Hebrew poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Hebrew → 15Language reading routeBengaliFollow Bengali poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Bengali → 16Language reading routePolishFollow Polish poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Polish → 17Language reading routeUkrainianFollow Ukrainian poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Ukrainian → 18Language reading routePortugueseFollow Portuguese poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Portuguese → 19Language reading routeVietnameseFollow Vietnamese poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Vietnamese → 20Language reading routeRomanianFollow Romanian poetry across countries, periods, and translators.Explore Romanian →

Map stop 03 · Translated poetry by poetry translator

Start with a trusted ear.

Notice the English voice and the decisions that carry it there.

Sometimes translators will dedicate themselves to singular authors, while others will have vast swathes of influence. Read and learn through your favorites.

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13 translator routes Swipe, scroll sideways, or use the arrows

01Translator reading routeIlya KaminskyFollow translations by Ilya Kaminsky across poets, places, and traditions.Explore Ilya Kaminsky → 02Translator reading routeCole SwensenFollow translations by Cole Swensen across poets, places, and traditions.Explore Cole Swensen → 03Translator reading routeForrest GanderFollow translations by Forrest Gander across poets, places, and traditions.Explore Forrest Gander → 04Translator reading routeMarilyn HackerFollow translations by Marilyn Hacker across poets, places, and traditions.Explore Marilyn Hacker → 05Translator reading routeFady JoudahFollow translations by Fady Joudah across poets, places, and traditions.Explore Fady Joudah → 06Translator reading routeDavid ShookFollow translations by David Shook across poets, places, and traditions.Explore David Shook → 07Translator reading routeRobin MyersFollow translations by Robin Myers across poets, places, and traditions.Explore Robin Myers → 08Translator reading routeDon Mee ChoiFollow translations by Don Mee Choi across poets, places, and traditions.Explore Don Mee Choi → 09Translator reading routePiotr FlorczykFollow translations by Piotr Florczyk across poets, places, and traditions.Explore Piotr Florczyk → 10Translator reading routeJeffrey AnglesFollow translations by Jeffrey Angles across poets, places, and traditions.Explore Jeffrey Angles → 11Translator reading routeNancy Naomi CarlsonFollow translations by Nancy Naomi Carlson across poets, places, and traditions.Explore Nancy Naomi Carlson → 12Translator reading routeSawako NakayasuFollow translations by Sawako Nakayasu across poets, places, and traditions.Explore Sawako Nakayasu → 13Translator reading routeJennifer HayashidaFollow translations by Jennifer Hayashida across poets, places, and traditions.Explore Jennifer Hayashida →

Map stop 04 · Translated poetry by image

Some images haunt a poem.

Let yourself be drawn to what is currently haunting you.

An image route gives readers a tactile entrance before asking them to name a school, period, or argument.

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20 image routes Swipe, scroll sideways, or use the arrows

01Image reading routeWinterFollow winter imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Winter → 02Image reading routeSpringFollow spring imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Spring → 03Image reading routeSummerFollow summer imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Summer → 04Image reading routeFlowerFollow flower imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Flower → 05Image reading routeCatFollow cat imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Cat → 06Image reading routeAutumnFollow autumn imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Autumn → 07Image reading routeOceanFollow ocean imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Ocean → 08Image reading routeAnimalFollow animal imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Animal → 09Image reading routeSnowFollow snow imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Snow → 10Image reading routeMoonFollow moon imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Moon → 11Image reading routeRoseFollow rose imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Rose → 12Image reading routeGardenFollow garden imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Garden → 13Image reading routeTreeFollow tree imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Tree → 14Image reading routeMountainFollow mountain imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Mountain → 15Image reading routeSeaFollow sea imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Sea → 16Image reading routePlantFollow plant imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Plant → 17Image reading routeHandFollow hand imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Hand → 18Image reading routeFrameFollow frame imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Frame → 19Image reading routeShadowFollow shadow imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Shadow → 20Image reading routeFogFollow fog imagery across poems, languages, and traditions.Follow Fog →

Map stop 05 · Translated poetry by theme

If nothing else, what are you looking for?

Enter through an emotion, condition, argument, or unfinished question.

How does grief shift between Poland, Japan, and Chile? What’s love for a Mexican poet as compared to a Congolese poet?

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20 theme routes Swipe, scroll sideways, or use the arrows

01Theme reading routeLoveFollow love across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Love → 02Theme reading routeNatureFollow nature across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Nature → 03Theme reading routeFriendshipFollow friendship across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Friendship → 04Theme reading routeDeathFollow death across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Death → 05Theme reading routeGriefFollow grief across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Grief → 06Theme reading routeFamilyFollow family across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Family → 07Theme reading routeLifeFollow life across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Life → 08Theme reading routeMusicFollow music across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Music → 09Theme reading routeMotherFollow mother across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Mother → 10Theme reading routeWarFollow war across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow War → 11Theme reading routeElegyFollow elegy across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Elegy → 12Theme reading routeHopeFollow hope across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Hope → 13Theme reading routeDreamFollow dream across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Dream → 14Theme reading routeMourningFollow mourning across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Mourning → 15Theme reading routeLossFollow loss across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Loss → 16Theme reading routeGrowthFollow growth across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Growth → 17Theme reading routeSurvivalFollow survival across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Survival → 18Theme reading routeDarknessFollow darkness across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Darkness → 19Theme reading routeChangeFollow change across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Change → 20Theme reading routeWaitingFollow waiting across languages, places, and poetic traditions.Follow Waiting →

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