What Is Left Unwritten
Texts and images of millennia past affect us without our notice all the time. Their cultural residue is the foundation upon which we stand, yet we often fail to… More
The St. Katharinental Sister Book: Lives of the Sisters of the Dominican Convent at Diessenhoffen
I have written this book about the holy sisters who have departed from our cloister at Diessenhofen. And as small as what I have written is, it is on… More
Postmodernity’s Ironic Blender
I admit I judged the book by its cover. Not even its cover—its spine. Rilke Shake. The title was irresistible. More
Birds in the Mouth
I turned off the TV and looked out the window. Silvia’s car was parked in front of the house, with the emergency lights on. I wondered if there was… More
Bringing German Theater to the World
In choosing plays to translate, I have sought out scripts that are substantially different—in form, or content, or both—from the type of work routinely staged by English-language theaters, without… More
Renovating Tradition
To me, Kezilahabi’s poems communicate that any understanding achieved has meaning exactly because it is temporary, idiosyncratic, and subject to change. More
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