Voices of Africa and the Diaspora in WLT
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Volume 96 No. 2, March 2022
The March 2022 issue of World Literature Today foregrounds New African Voices in a cover feature, guest-edited and introduced by Mahtem Shiferraw, that showcases poetry, essays, and creative nonfiction by 14 writers from across the continent, illustrated with stunning work by half a dozen contemporary artists. Other highlights include poetry and fiction from Australia, Denmark, Greece, and Mexico; a lively culture essay about Kazakh music; and Alina Stefanescu musing on the 17 reasons she loves ellipses. Be sure to check out the reviews of 30 outstanding new books from all over the world, plus recommended collections of letters and memoirs in translation.
Table of Contents
- Editor’s Noteby Daniel Simon
New African Voices
- ESSAYIntroductionby Mahtem Shiferraw
- POETRY Seven Lessons on Phosphorescenceby Nkateko Masinga
- POETRY Speaking Wordsby Famia Nkansa
- POETRY Ibadanby Adedayo Agarau
- FICTION Akkawooby Lena Bezawork Grönlund
- POETRY Reading an Aubade to Your Absenceby Henneh Kyereh Kwaku
- POETRY Dreams of a Detaineeby Nour Kamel
- CREATIVE NONFICTION Final Landingby Saba Sebhatu
- POETRY Topsoil, in Repentanceby Sherry Shenoda
- POETRY Freebornby Yalie Kamara
- POETRY I Am Always Moving toward Youby Vuyelwa Maluleke
- POETRY Wedding Dayby Safia Jama
- POETRY Kin La Belleby Gathondu Mwangi
- POETRY Little Perpetrator (3)by Henk Rossouw
- POETRY The Last of Himby Nadra Mabrouk
- The State of the African Poetry Book Fund: A Conversation with Chris Abani and Kwame Dawesby Erik Gleibermann
In Every Issue
- City ProfileManchester, Englandby Joshua Allan
- New in Translation4 Recent Memoirs in Translationby Alexandra McManus
- Translator’s NoteTranslating Ch’ol: A Bridge Between Linguistics and Poetryby Carol Rose Little, Charlotte Friedman
- What to Read NowLettersby Victoria Chang
- OutpostMuseum of Miniature Books: Baku, Azerbaijanby J. R. Patterson
Essays
- A Kazakh “Gold Rush”: How Modern Nomads Soundby Raushan Jumaniyazova
- A Patient Messageby Marlene Olin
- 17 Reasons I Love Ellipses in Poetry, Prose, and Translationby Alina Stefanescu
Poetry
- Poetry (III) by Eleni Kefala
- Shoals by Pia Tafdrup
- Three Poems from Chiapas by Juana Peñate Montejo
Fiction
- The Man Who Unscrews Everythingby Nick Roger Clarke
- Burn by Henriette Rostrup