Short Takes

The Fifth Day of the War
A Russian author faces the war in Ukraine.
Maxim OsipovFeb 28, 2022
“Bleed — My Heart — Bleed”: Ukrainian Poems of War by Boris Khersonsky, Iya Kiva, and Vasyl Makhno
Martha M. F. Kelly, Katherine E. Young, and Olena Jennings translate three poems of war in Ukraine.
Boris Khersonsky, Iya Kiva, Vasyl MakhnoFeb 27, 2022
Z.E.L.
A story of the Dodgers' big move in 1958.
Jay NeugeborenFeb 27, 2022
Mama Passed but Nobody Died as Far as I Know
Jervey TervalonFeb 26, 2022
Open Letter from Translators and Interpreters of Ukrainian and/or Russian into English Condemning the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Translators and interpreters of Ukrainian and/or Russian present an open letter condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Anne O. FisherFeb 25, 2022
More Than Just Language: On Masha Rumer’s “Parenting with an Accent”
Alina Adams finds valuable lessons in Masha Rumer’s “Parenting with an Accent.”
Alina AdamsFeb 23, 2022
War Poetry in Ukraine: Serhiy Zhadan and Lyuba Yakimchuk
Maria G. Rewakowicz finds the need to witness and the yearning to understand in the Ukrainian war poetry of Serhiy Zhadan and Lyuba Yakimchuk.
Maria G. RewakowiczFeb 22, 2022
Words: Technologies of Power
Flynn ColemanFeb 21, 2022
How We Became Faux Cocaine Cowboys Without Really Trying
Jervey TervalonFeb 19, 2022
“Revived Again, Again, Again”: On Lisa Russ Spaar’s “Madrigalia: New and Selected Poems”
Peggy Ellsberg sings the praises of Lisa Russ Spaar’s “Madrigalia: New and Selected Poems.”
Peggy EllsbergFeb 17, 2022
"Nosferatu" at 100
Gary D. RhodesFeb 17, 2022
55 Voices for Democracy: Mohamed Amjahid on the Antiquated Atlanticists
Mohamed Amjahid delivers a lecture as part of “55 Voices for Democracy.”
Mohamed AmjahidFeb 16, 2022
No Longer a Child: Piecing Together a Life in Essays
Journalist Michele Willens pieces together her life in essays.
Michele WillensFeb 15, 2022
Footbawl! Footbawl! Footbawl!
Mitch SisskindFeb 12, 2022
The Cocaine Chronicles
Jervey TervalonFeb 12, 2022
Cocaine on the Brain
Jervey TervalonFeb 5, 2022