Mathew Timmons introduces his serial appreciation of Burning Deck Press, which will celebrate their 50th anniversary over a span of several months and feature over 60 of their titles since 1961.

Recommended Spanish-Language Poetry
David Shook recommends new translations of poetry from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Uruguay, including work by skywriter Raúl Rivero, Swine Flu jokester José Eugenio Sánchez, and Roberto Juarroz, who Octavio Paz called “a poet of absolute instants.”

Polina Barskova + Piotr Florczyk in LA
Molossus friend Boris Dralyuk will host Russian poet Polina Barskova, whose latest collection, The Zoo in Winter, comes out 22 February from Melville House, and poet-translator Piotr Florczyk, whose translations from the Polish of Anna Swir are forthcoming from Calypso Editions, for UCLA’s Slavic Departments presentation of Contemporary Slavic Poetry in Translation.

Geoff’s Shelf, August
Art Director Geoff Gossett introduces recent, rare, and random titles that inspire his work at the drawing table.

What Language Do You Think In When You Write?
Isthmus Zapotec poet Víctor Terán’s speech at a recent gathering of indigenous writers in that state of Southern Mexico.

Books Abroad: Texas, Rwanda, Burundi
Editor David Shook’s travel finds from Texas, Rwanda, and Burundi, including work by Albers, Germans, and Bamporiki.

Summer Travel Roundup
Molossus editor David Shook shares travel book finds, including work by Vallejo, Borges, Thomas, Aridjis, Grunbein, Hoang, and Walser.

Silver Lake Jubilee
Visit the Silver Lake Jubilee’s Literary Village, at the Silver Lake Jubilee! 22 – 23 May 2010! Performance Showcases include Los Angeles Comics, Les Figues Press, Sur+ Bilingual Reading, Molossus, The Parallax Poets, and many more! ***COMPLETE SCHEDULE BELOW.*** Featuring readings and signings by: Danielle Adair * Ama Birch * James Bolt * Amaranth Borsuk [...]
Books Abroad
Despite the wide selection of books I brought with me to review—including, for example, Anne Carson’s incredible New Directions book in a box, Nox—it’s an inevitability that I will find, purchase, and be given books while I travel. This trip is no different, and I’m now in Mombasa reading books I stumbled upon over the [...]

Molossus Hits the Road
I’m headed to the United Kingdom for the Poetry Translation Centre’s Mexican Poets Tour, where I’ll perform alongside Mexican poets Coral Bracho, David Huerta, and Víctor Terán, as well as their British translators Katherine Pierpoint and Jamie McKendrick. Other Molossus contributors I’ll interact with on the road include cofounder Armando Celayo, contributors Sydneyann Binion, Jenny Lewis, [...]
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The Prodigal Son: A Microscript by Robert Walser
April 14, 2010
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The Literature of Justice
March 5, 2010
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Writing without Writing: On Mario Bellatin
August 15, 2009
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Beneath My Olive Tree with Lorca: Poetry by Mahmoud Darwish
December 14, 2009
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Three Poems from Cuba
November 11, 2009
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The Black Olive Tree and Other Memories
May 4, 2012
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Offerings to the God of Attention: Recent Literary Events in Bali and Australia
February 16, 2012
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World Prose Portfolio #7: Dennis Walder
January 1, 2012
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Burning Deck: Introducing an Appreciation
December 29, 2011
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World Prose Portfolio #6: Sunetra Gupta
December 25, 2011
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