In Memoriam: Translator Daniel Weissbort
In 2012, I wrote an obituary over at The Millions for famed literary translator (and champion of literary translation) Michael Henry Heim. I just learned…
Yardenne Greenspan on Translation and Foreign-ness
My dear friend Yardenne Greenspan just had her translation of Israeli fiction published by New Vessel Press last week (congrats!). World Literature Today ran an…
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Russian Roller-Coaster at VICE.com
My translation of this wonderfully crazy short story by Andrei Krasnyashykh was just published at VICE magazine, as part of their ongoing VICE Reader…
DANIIL KHARMS: The Blue Notebook
Ack. I love Daniil Kharms, especially when he's translated by Matvei Yankelevich. There lived a redheaded man who had no eyes or ears. He didn't…
Ugly Duckling Presse in the News and in My Heart
Over a year ago, I wrote: There are hundreds of small presses cropping up all over the country, publishing in small volumes, often using handmade…
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More of my translations, in The Massachusetts Review
My translation of a personal essay by Andrei Krasnyashykh just came out in the Summer 2012 issue of The Massachusetts Review. The essay "On the Dream…
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My Translations in The Literary Review
My translations of Russian/Ukrainian prose writer Andrei Krasnyashykh's work appear in the latest issue of The Literary Review (an international journal of contemporary writing). I…
Marina Tsvetaeva on Alexander Blok
"A stone thrown into a silent lake is—the sound of your name. The light click of hooves at night —your name. Your name at my…
Flash Nonfiction? My Response to Juan Villoro
I've been thinking a lot about experimental genres these days, and have stumbled upon flash nonfiction. Did I invent this? I guess it's the same…
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