Katerina Michail
@katerinami.bsky.social
Literary translator, book curator et al. Greek by birth, cosmopolitan in spirit.
https://cornersofthemind.substack.com
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An Exciting New Lebanese Voice, Now in French
This October will see the release of Lebanese writer Souhaib Ayoub’s second novel, Le Loup de la famille (The Wolf of the Family), in Stéphanie Dujols’ translation. Originally published as Zi’b al-‘a’ila in 2024 by Hachette Antoine/Naufal, the French…
This October will see the release of Lebanese writer Souhaib Ayoub’s second novel, Le Loup de la famille (The Wolf of the Family), in Stéphanie Dujols’ translation. Originally published as Zi’b al-‘a’ila in 2024 by Hachette Antoine/Naufal, the French…
An Exciting New Lebanese Voice, Now in French
This October will see the release of Lebanese writer Souhaib Ayoub’s second novel, Le Loup de la famille (The Wolf of the Family), in Stéphanie Dujols’ translation. Originally published as Zi’b al-‘a’ila in 2024 by Hachette Antoine/Naufal, the French publication is an event for several reasons, not least because an exciting new voice has arrived in French.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
An Exciting New Lebanese Voice, Now in French
This October will see the release of Lebanese writer Souhaib Ayoub’s second novel, Le Loup de la famille (The Wolf of the Family), in Stéphanie Dujols’ translation. Originally published as Zi’b al-‘a’ila in 2024 by Hachette Antoine/Naufal, the French…
This October will see the release of Lebanese writer Souhaib Ayoub’s second novel, Le Loup de la famille (The Wolf of the Family), in Stéphanie Dujols’ translation. Originally published as Zi’b al-‘a’ila in 2024 by Hachette Antoine/Naufal, the French…
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"Oh, we were wolves, believe me—just like the fellows who do business in Wall Street."
- Jack London, The Road (1907)
- Jack London, The Road (1907)
![📷 Jack London, circa 1897, age twenty-one, as a student at the University of California, Berkeley. This was not long after his days as a hobo, which he recounted in The Road.
[Source: UC Berkeley, The Bancroft Library]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c7ex5lsw6ieo65txcbw7of2r/bafkreieobamxeaykorvrrpsne6upeixjdb526wgicut6nwxnm2qpjyle74@jpeg)
August 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"Oh, we were wolves, believe me—just like the fellows who do business in Wall Street."
- Jack London, The Road (1907)
- Jack London, The Road (1907)
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I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and for you
And I think to myself
I see them bloom for me and for you
And I think to myself
July 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and for you
And I think to myself
I see them bloom for me and for you
And I think to myself
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Muzaffar al-Nawwab’s ‘One Day, We’ll Return to Our People’
A poem of return by the great Iraqi poet Muzaffar al-Nawwab.
A poem of return by the great Iraqi poet Muzaffar al-Nawwab.
Muzaffar al-Nawwab’s ‘One Day, We’ll Return to Our People’
A poem of return by the great Iraqi poet Muzaffar al-Nawwab.
arablit.org
July 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Muzaffar al-Nawwab’s ‘One Day, We’ll Return to Our People’
A poem of return by the great Iraqi poet Muzaffar al-Nawwab.
A poem of return by the great Iraqi poet Muzaffar al-Nawwab.
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@dotsconnect.bsky.social
Excellent bio. Welcome to the conversation. Speaking of kindness, I love this one.
Excellent bio. Welcome to the conversation. Speaking of kindness, I love this one.
July 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
@dotsconnect.bsky.social
Excellent bio. Welcome to the conversation. Speaking of kindness, I love this one.
Excellent bio. Welcome to the conversation. Speaking of kindness, I love this one.
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Maybe ten years ago, I made ash-reshte, the persian herb and nudel soup with beans and lentil, just for me. A pot full of wholesome aromas to enjoy quietly in my then solitude. The photo popped up on my timeline the other day, reminding me of my responsibility to care for myself once in a while.
May 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Maybe ten years ago, I made ash-reshte, the persian herb and nudel soup with beans and lentil, just for me. A pot full of wholesome aromas to enjoy quietly in my then solitude. The photo popped up on my timeline the other day, reminding me of my responsibility to care for myself once in a while.
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Me in The New Statesman today on poverty.
Please share :)
Please share :)
A cold childhood
My unheated home wasn’t a temporary discomfort. The chill got into my bones.
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May 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Me in The New Statesman today on poverty.
Please share :)
Please share :)
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My short story "On the School Steps" went up at Flash Fiction Magazine this morning.
If you lived in Seattle at the time, you might recognize my classmate who was murdered. But most of the story is, indeed, fiction.
#WriterSky #BookSky #FlashFiction
flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2025/05...
If you lived in Seattle at the time, you might recognize my classmate who was murdered. But most of the story is, indeed, fiction.
#WriterSky #BookSky #FlashFiction
flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2025/05...
On the School Steps
flashfictionmagazine.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My short story "On the School Steps" went up at Flash Fiction Magazine this morning.
If you lived in Seattle at the time, you might recognize my classmate who was murdered. But most of the story is, indeed, fiction.
#WriterSky #BookSky #FlashFiction
flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2025/05...
If you lived in Seattle at the time, you might recognize my classmate who was murdered. But most of the story is, indeed, fiction.
#WriterSky #BookSky #FlashFiction
flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2025/05...
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“As the years pass, the number of those we can communicate with diminishes. When there is no longer anyone to talk to, at last we will be as we were before stooping to a name.”
—Emil Cioran
—Emil Cioran
May 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
“As the years pass, the number of those we can communicate with diminishes. When there is no longer anyone to talk to, at last we will be as we were before stooping to a name.”
—Emil Cioran
—Emil Cioran
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Making an effort to repost (not just like) all the posts on goodness, kindness, beauty, optimism. Be the change you want to see in the world (or at least on BlueSky) 😊
April 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Making an effort to repost (not just like) all the posts on goodness, kindness, beauty, optimism. Be the change you want to see in the world (or at least on BlueSky) 😊
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"How do you translate your experience into a language that barely knows any context of your life? From whose experience are you writing? Are you just yourself, or a self-appointed spokesperson of a nation?" From WWB contributor Moeen Farrokhi.
Moeen Farrokhi on translating literature into Farsi and life into English.
The Second Life: On Translating Literature Into Farsi and Life into English
The question came up at an Infinite Jest translators’ panel, on a Second Life platform. A ٰvirtual tennis court was designed. Virtual bleachers, virtual audience, virtual copies of our transl…
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April 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"How do you translate your experience into a language that barely knows any context of your life? From whose experience are you writing? Are you just yourself, or a self-appointed spokesperson of a nation?" From WWB contributor Moeen Farrokhi.
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"Librarians have knowledge. They guide you to the right books. The right worlds. They find the best places. Like soul-enhanced search engines.” ―Matt Haig, The Midnight Library 🧡📖✨
Join us in celebrating #NationaLlibraryWeek with @matthaig.bsky.social's THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY 👉 bit.ly/427j0Ty
Join us in celebrating #NationaLlibraryWeek with @matthaig.bsky.social's THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY 👉 bit.ly/427j0Ty
April 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"Librarians have knowledge. They guide you to the right books. The right worlds. They find the best places. Like soul-enhanced search engines.” ―Matt Haig, The Midnight Library 🧡📖✨
Join us in celebrating #NationaLlibraryWeek with @matthaig.bsky.social's THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY 👉 bit.ly/427j0Ty
Join us in celebrating #NationaLlibraryWeek with @matthaig.bsky.social's THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY 👉 bit.ly/427j0Ty
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All the World on a Page gathers thirty-four poems, written between 1907 and 2022, presenting each poem in the original Russian and an English translation, accompanied by an essay that places the poem in its cultural, historical, and biographical contexts.
All the World on a Page is out April 15.
All the World on a Page is out April 15.
April 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
All the World on a Page gathers thirty-four poems, written between 1907 and 2022, presenting each poem in the original Russian and an English translation, accompanied by an essay that places the poem in its cultural, historical, and biographical contexts.
All the World on a Page is out April 15.
All the World on a Page is out April 15.
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Kay Heikkinen on the Continuing Relevance of Radwa Ashour’s ‘Granada’
Radwa Ashour's complete Granada trilogy finally came out in English late last year from AUC Press in Kay Heikkenen's translation. Kay spoke about her translation at the book's online launch event in November. Here, in…
Radwa Ashour's complete Granada trilogy finally came out in English late last year from AUC Press in Kay Heikkenen's translation. Kay spoke about her translation at the book's online launch event in November. Here, in…
Kay Heikkinen on the Continuing Relevance of Radwa Ashour’s ‘Granada’
Radwa Ashour's complete Granada trilogy finally came out in English late last year from AUC Press in Kay Heikkenen's translation. Kay spoke about her translation at the book's online launch event in November. Here, in conversation with Tugrul Mende, Kay elaborates on her work with the book, her relationship with Radwa, and how she approached translating this iconic work.
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April 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Kay Heikkinen on the Continuing Relevance of Radwa Ashour’s ‘Granada’
Radwa Ashour's complete Granada trilogy finally came out in English late last year from AUC Press in Kay Heikkenen's translation. Kay spoke about her translation at the book's online launch event in November. Here, in…
Radwa Ashour's complete Granada trilogy finally came out in English late last year from AUC Press in Kay Heikkenen's translation. Kay spoke about her translation at the book's online launch event in November. Here, in…
I wrote about our occasional apprehension to take a much needed leap forward (with more questions than answers, of course)
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Take that leap
Lessons on standing still when all you want to do is jump into the unknown
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March 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I wrote about our occasional apprehension to take a much needed leap forward (with more questions than answers, of course)
open.substack.com/pub/cornerso... #cornersofthemind #Elytis
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Leap of Faith www.waynevisser.com/poetry/leap-...
#notetoself A reminder I needed today by @waynevisser.bsky.social
#notetoself A reminder I needed today by @waynevisser.bsky.social
Leap of Faith | Wayne Visser
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March 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Leap of Faith www.waynevisser.com/poetry/leap-...
#notetoself A reminder I needed today by @waynevisser.bsky.social
#notetoself A reminder I needed today by @waynevisser.bsky.social
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"If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people." -- Virginia Woolf
March 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people." -- Virginia Woolf
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I saw you, and poems came back to me.
--Yannis Ritsos
--Yannis Ritsos
December 15, 2024 at 9:27 PM
I saw you, and poems came back to me.
--Yannis Ritsos
--Yannis Ritsos
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"What worries you, masters you." -- John Locke
November 29, 2024 at 3:29 AM
"What worries you, masters you." -- John Locke
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Support this beautiful project from Coffees for Gaza and Slingshot Books; 100 percent of profits go to chef/caterer Mona Zahed, her family, and her community in Gaza. 🌟Preorders are now open. Books will ship March 2025. Find them at coffeesforgaza.com.
November 22, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Support this beautiful project from Coffees for Gaza and Slingshot Books; 100 percent of profits go to chef/caterer Mona Zahed, her family, and her community in Gaza. 🌟Preorders are now open. Books will ship March 2025. Find them at coffeesforgaza.com.
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Have a short story that asks an interesting #ethical or #philosophical question? Submit it to "After Dinner Conversation" today! buff.ly/33munHR
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#shortstory #submissions #fiction #writing #writerlife #WritingCommunity #shortstorysubmissions
November 21, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Have a short story that asks an interesting #ethical or #philosophical question? Submit it to "After Dinner Conversation" today! buff.ly/33munHR
#shortstory #submissions #fiction #writing #writerlife #WritingCommunity #shortstorysubmissions
#shortstory #submissions #fiction #writing #writerlife #WritingCommunity #shortstorysubmissions
“The Resurrection Touch” by Ahmed Siraj is an enticing play of love and poetry situated in Al-Andalus. Now, it is also available in Greek, translated by yours truly: ekdoseis.vakxikon.gr/shop/ekdoseis/…#arabicliteraturer#translatearablitit
November 20, 2024 at 12:23 PM
“The Resurrection Touch” by Ahmed Siraj is an enticing play of love and poetry situated in Al-Andalus. Now, it is also available in Greek, translated by yours truly: ekdoseis.vakxikon.gr/shop/ekdoseis/…#arabicliteraturer#translatearablitit