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Globally Lit - Exhausted on the Cross (Episode 2)

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On our second episode of Globally Lit, a podcast of international literature and translation, we will celebrate April's National Poetry month by welcoming the great Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish, who will discuss his latest collection of poems Exhausted on the Cross. Then, Najwan's translator, Kareem James Abu-Zeid, will be in conversation with writer and translator Vivek Narayanan. And finally, Gwen Hunter and Scott Abel of Solid State Books in Washington, DC, give two great recommendations of recently translated literature to check out. Please purchase all the books discussed today through Solid State Books at https://bookshop.org/shop/solidstate. To learn more about us, please visit the Cheuse Center at cheusecenter.gmu.edu and Books Across Borders at booksacrossborders.com. You can learn more about our translators and writers today by visiting najwandarwish.com and kareemjamesabuzeid.com.
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On our second episode of Globally Lit, a podcast of international literature and translation, we will celebrate April's National Poetry month by welcoming the great Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish, who will discuss his latest collection of poems Exhausted on the Cross. Then, Najwan's translator, Kareem James Abu-Zeid, will be in conversation with writer and translator Vivek Narayanan. And finally, Gwen Hunter and Scott Abel of Solid State Books in Washington, DC, give two great recommendations of recently translated literature to check out. Please purchase all the books discussed today through Solid State Books at https://bookshop.org/shop/solidstate. To learn more about us, please visit the Cheuse Center at cheusecenter.gmu.edu and Books Across Borders at booksacrossborders.com. You can learn more about our translators and writers today by visiting najwandarwish.com and kareemjamesabuzeid.com.
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