Poems & Essays

In Their Own Words

Poets and translators on their work.

Molly Ledbetter on “New York”

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Sara Gilmore on “[I don’t know how to dream]”

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Margot Kahn on “Mixed Feelings About My Contribution to Humanity”

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Fiona Sze-Lorrain on “The Prince of Chu Dreams of Rain” and Translating Zhang Zao

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Donika Kelly on “Poem to Remind Myself of the Natural Order of Things”

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Nora Claire Miller on “Rumor”

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Rena J. Mosteirin on “Disaster Tourism”

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Taylor Byas on “Park Proposal (a Choka)”

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Therí A. Pickens on “my lover says (my mind)”

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