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San Francisco, September 10th!

On September 10th, we will celebrate our 25th anniversary at Et al. Our program and guests of honor include Norma Cole, Norman Fischer, Tonya M. Foster, Syd Staiti, Aja Couchois Duncan, Camille Roy & more …
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NYC, October 14th!

On October 14th, The Poetry Project will host our 25th anniversary benefit. Our program and guests of honor include Rosmarie Waldrop, Erica Hunt, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Judith Goldman, Magdalena Zurawski & more …
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Featured Author

Anne-Marie Albiach

Anne-Marie Albiach (1937-2012) was a French poet and translator. Her novel The Mezzanine, translated by Teresa Villa-Ignacio, will appear in English for the first time this Fall, alongside a new edition of Mezza Voce, translated by Joseph Simas and originally published by The Post-Apollo Press …
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New & Noteworthy

Yes, I Am A Destroyer
By Mira Mattar
ERODE
By Biswamit Dwibedy
The Unlikeness of Things
By Virginie Poitrasson
Translated by Michelle Noteboom

New from The Ether Sea

Posted October 30, 2025

"Taking the measure of instability": An Exchange with Virginie Poitrasson and Michelle Noteboom on The Unlikeness of Things

Clarise Reichley: As I was reading and re-reading The Unlikeness of Things over the past weeks, so many of the themes unraveled across the book have been synchronistically appearing in my own life and the other texts I’m reading. In Unlikeness, the speaker’s attentiveness to things reminded me of Francis ...

Posted December 18, 2024

An Interview with Burcu Sahin and Jennifer Hayashida on Embroideries

To celebrate the poetry debut Embroideries by Burcu Sahin, translated from Swedish by Jennifer Hayashida, Litmus Press intern Dahlia Olivo interviewed Sahin and Hayashida on writing, crafting, translating and finishing the collection. Plus, some advice for young writers and translators! Read more below. ...

Posted December 03, 2024

Adnan's Voyage, War, and Exile

This is the third post in a series of engagements by Litmus authors, translators, and editors reflecting on the connection of their work to the ongoing struggle and violence, current and historical, in Palestine. Rooted in our commitment to creating and maintaining space for international exchange and dialogue, Litmus Press ...

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