In fleeing me, my wrath,
my fear
a female rat is giving birth
on the hot sidewalk,
steadily,
trailing behind a streak of blood
with child
(...)

More from Romanian-born poet Ema Dumitriu at the link below.

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Some standout, kinetic poems today by Austrian author Milena Findeis—

In the mouth, the word
to taste
to chew
It hums in the ears
is rolled by the eyes
cut apart by grimaces
(...)

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Some thoughts on Bora Chung's RED SWORD, translated by @antonhur.com. Expect non-Ukraine/EE-related book reviews from me at @apofeniemagazine.bsky.social.

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My poetry aspires to be
louder than the sympathies of the safe world
louder than the silences of citizens in the peaceful continents
where there have been no war for centuries
(...)

Two wartime poems by Ukrainian author Olena Herasymiuk

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From the archives: Romanian translator @monicacure.bsky.social talks about how translation can aid recovery and restoration and her hopes for future translated Romanian literature.

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From the archives: Ukrainian author and rockstar Irena Karpa talks about her music career, cultural diplomacy, and her writing-as-therapy masterclasses.

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I am beyond grateful to @apofeniemagazine.bsky.social for bringing this wonderful excerpt to anglophone readers. Swan Song by Miklós Vámos is a historical novel that chronicles two thousand years of history.

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"As an officer of the armed forces, he made certain to stare the defiant privates in the eye until the last moment."

Read an excerpt from the novel SWAN SONG, translated from the Hungarian by Ági Bori.

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"Time slipped away from me, and I stood there mesmerized; something wouldn’t let me step away from the window..."

Read Andriy Sodomora's short story "A Room without Shadows," translated from the Ukrainian by Sabrina Jaszi and Roman Ivashkiv.

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"After nearly two consecutive shifts—afternoon into early morning—her body teetered between numbness and pain."

Read an excerpt from the novel VANILLA ICE CREAM by Đurđa Knežević, translated from the Croatian by Ena Selimović

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Apofenie editor in chief @katetsurkan.bsky.social reviews Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad's "The Eyes of Gaza," read on an overnight train across wartime Ukraine.

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