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Fowl Eulogies by Lucie Rico

Translated by Daria Chernysheva

She places Théodore conspicuously in the center of her stand…Théodore received special treatment. He has a label, and on that label is his name in big letters, THÉODORE…

 

Nine Poems by Salah Al Hamdani

Translated by Sonia Alland

This poem is not a true poem
it is a refuge for the wounded approaches of evening
for conquered partisans
a bed for rivers that are doomed
an open space for deer that contemplate the waterfall
for the men behind the walls’ saltpeter
and those trees weighed down in the album of memory.

 

The Torture Camp on Paradise Street by Stanislav Aseyev

Translated by Zenia Tompkins and Nina Murray

I faced a very tall man, dressed in camo and holding an AK‑47. He grabbed me by the neck and held me up against the wall while closing the door with his other hand. He was so massive that I wondered why he bothered with the machine gun at all.

The End of Europe’s Immigration Dream?

By Paul O’Keefe

In recent years Europeans have increasingly voiced concerns about the high levels of migration their respective countries are experiencing. In 2015, almost a decade ago, the European Commission’s Eurobarometer poll indicated that 58 percent of Europeans thought of immigration as the most pressing issue for the European Union.