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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Nothing!.., nothing!.. Limitless nothing! ⋪ A poem by Ahatanhel Krymsky, translated by Alex Averbuch ⋫ Part of a series featuring poems from the forthcoming anthology A Ukrainian Century: Poems, 1900–1999 Read more: circumferencemag.com/a-ukrainian-... @worldpoetrybooks.bsky.social
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A Ukrainian Century: Part One of Eight | Circumference
A poem by Ahatanhel Krymsky, translated from the Ukrainian by Alex Averbuch
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Now we plummet toward the original spark now the first-born face takes shape » Five poems from LAST STOPS OF THE NIGHT JOURNEY by Milo De Angelis, tr. by Patrizio Ceccagnoli and Susan Stewart « The book comes out April 14 from @archipelagobooks.bsky.social! circumferencemag.com/last-stops-o...
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now we plummet toward the original spark
Five poems from Milo De Angelis' <em>Last Stops of the Night Journey</em>, translated from the Italian by Susan Stewart and Patrizio Ceccagnoli
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I stepped into your bed Not whole, but split: Half all married, half all virginal. ⩫ Two poems by Amrita Pritam, translated from the Punjabi by Rituparna Sengupta ⩫ circumferencemag.com/half-all-mar...
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half all married, half all virginal
Two poems by Amrita Pritam, translated from the Punjabi by Rituparna Sengupta
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Don’t climb the mountains, sister: they tricked me and had nothing to offer my longing. ⚹ Two poems from Edith Södergran’s MODERN WOMAN (World Poetry Books, 2026), translated from the Swedish by CD Eskilson ⚹ circumferencemag.com/tides-break-...
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tides break countless trinkets
Two poems from <em>Modern Woman</em> by Edith Södergran, translated from the Swedish by CD Eskilson
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
leaving me to drift as nobody in a land named nothing ◒ A poem by Eka Kevanishvili, translated from the Georgian by Dalila Gogia ◒ circumferencemag.com/leaving-me-t...
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leaving me to drift as nobody
A poem by Eka Kevanishvili, translated from the Georgian by Dalila Gogia
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
When it drizzles her nails turn yellow like geraniums her ears grow feral and listen within… ◊ Three poems by Vassilis Kimoulis, translated from the Greek by Peter Constantine ◊ circumferencemag.com/a-giant-in-t...
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a giant in the weave of a sunbeam
Three poems by Vassilis Kimoulis, translated from the Greek by Peter Constantine
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Lou—matchstick . Lou—loftiness of fuzz . cycle of misery, cube of difference . ◓ From Issue 11, a poem by Igor Bakhterev, translated from the Russian by Jonah Howell and Sofija Popovska (@aughtmilk.bsky.social) ◓ circumferencemag.com/lou/
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Lou—loftiness of fuzz
A poem by Igor Bakhterev, translated from the Russian by Jonah Howell and Sofija Popovska
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
“When I write a translingual text, languages jump out unexpectedly on my way.” ⩊ Alexey Mozyaev interviews poet Dinara Rasuleva about Lostlingual, a multilingual collection of poems published by Rab-Rab Press, followed by three poems ⩊ circumferencemag.com/lostlingual/
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Lostlingual
Alexey Mozyaev talks to poet Dinara Rasuleva about <em>Lostlingual</em>, a multilingual collection of poems published by Rab-Rab Press, followed by three poems
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
and just when I felt like it might finally be over appointment administration evaluation prognostication ✼ From Issue 7, a poem by Dan Sociu, translated from the Romanian by Paul Killebrew & Dan Sociu ✼ circumferencemag.com/i-was-waitin...
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I was waiting for my annual toothache all winter
A poem by Dan Sociu, translated from the Romanian by Paul Killebrew & Dan Sociu
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Kathy Fagan @kathyfagan.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
super intrigued by this poem @poetrydaily.bsky.social @circumferencemag.bsky.social @kirajosefsson.bsky.social 💜
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
"I know you’re still bewildered, irritated, mortified by your disgraceful behavior towards your old friend..." ⊱ From ONE, NONE, AND A HUNDRED GRAND by Luigi Pirandello, translated by Sean Wilsey ⊱ Out today from @archipelagobooks.bsky.social ! circumferencemag.com/double-vision/
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Double Vision
An excerpt from <em>One, None, and a Hundred Grand</em> by Luigi Pirandello, translated from Italian by Sean Wilsey
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
“You can do this some of your life,” José says, “but not all. It’s too hard for how little you make.” ⨬ “Game Over,” from Abraham Jiménez Enoa’s THE HIDDEN ISLAND, translated by Lily Meyer ⨬ THE HIDDEN ISLAND is out now on IG Publishing! @igpublishing.bsky.social circumferencemag.com/game-over/
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Game Over
An essay from Abraham Jiménez Enoa's <em>The Hidden Island</em>, translated from the Spanish by Lily Meyer
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Onehundredandeightythousandfourhundredandone men live in Iceland and she’s in love with all of them ∾ Two poems by Brynja Hjálmsdóttir, translated from Icelandic by Rachel Britton ∾ circumferencemag.com/she-blinks-q...
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she blinks quick quick quickly
Two poems by Brynja Hjálmsdóttir, translated from Icelandic by Rachel Britton.
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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
“At a time when finding commonalities among differences feels more important than ever, Circumference is indispensable.” Learn more about @circumferencemag.bsky.social, our 2025 Firecracker Award winner in Magazines/General Excellence! circumferencemag.com
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A biannual magazine of translation and international culture, founded in 2003.
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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The winner of the 2025 #FirecrackerAward in Magazines/General Excellence is @circumferencemag.bsky.social! circumferencemag.com
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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Circumference (@circumferencemag.bsky.social) is a finalist for the Firecracker Award in Magazines/General Excellence. Celebrate with us on June 26: www.clmp.org/event/2025-f...
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
They return at night with the same maxim: I spoke with the myths, but the myths wouldn’t have me. ▣ From bruno darío’s LANTANA OR, THE INDISSOLUBLE EXHALATION, translated by @Kit Schluter ▣ Out this month from @uglyducklingpresse.bsky.social ! circumferencemag.com/lantana/
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Displeasures and Felicities
An excerpt from bruno darío's LANTANA OR, THE INDISSOLUBLE EXHALATION, translated from Spanish by Kit Schluter
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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Congratulations to the finalists of the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/General Excellence! www.clmp.org/programs-opp...
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Searching for opposing centers we will change the body entirely —fullness is sealed in symbols. ⌱ Three poems from Theory of the Voice and Dream by Liliana Ponce, translated by @immanentfields.bsky.social ! ⌱ Out today from @worldpoetrybooks.bsky.social ! circumferencemag.com/i-wish-most-...
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I wish most of all to replace desire
Three poems from <em>Theory of The Voice and Dream</em> by Liliana Ponce, translated from the Spanish by Michael Martin Shea
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Under the shelter of my heart he is as plain and severe as his task ⊱ From Issue 10, three poems by Najlaa Eltom, translated from Arabic by Mayada Ibrahim (@mayadamayadamay.bsky.social) ⊱ circumferencemag.com/he-is-as-pla...
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he is as plain and severe as his task
From Issue 10, three poems by Najlaa Eltom, translated from Arabic by Mayada Ibrahim
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
The man got back home by breaking the glass with his elbow. He tidied the tables made a coffee for the women asleep in the corner. ⁑ Five poems by Carmen Gallo, translated from Italian by Livia Franchini (@twoseriousladies.bsky.social) ⁑ circumferencemag.com/five-apartme...
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five apartments
Five poems by Carmen Gallo, translated from Italian by Livia Franchini
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I hid in a shed by the lake near Wlodava sometimes they gave me some bread ⸱ Six poems by @g-kwiatkowski.bsky.social, translated from the Polish by Peter Constantine ⸱ circumferencemag.com/and-then-the...
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and then they were no more
Six poems by Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, translated from the Polish by Peter Constantine
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
My head on your left shoulder is valence zero; a grey metallic loneliness. Freckles, spots of rust . . . ⚹ From Issue 3, a poem by Luljeta Lleshanaku, translated from the Albanian by Henry Israeli & Shpresa Qatipi ⚹ circumferencemag.com/your-shadow-...
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your shadow slips from the chair
From Issue 3, a poem by Luljeta Lleshanaku, translated from the Albanian by Henry Israeli & Shpresa Qatipi
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
“'I hate you,' she said to a man whose only crime was not loving her. 'I hate you,' she said in a rush.“ ⊹ “The Buffalo,” from Clarice Lispector’s COVERT JOY, translated by Katrina Dodson ⊹ COVERT JOY is out this week from New Directions (@ndbooks.bsky.social)! circumferencemag.com/the-buffalo/
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The Buffalo
A short story from Clarice Lispector's <em>Covert Joy</em>, translated from Portuguese by Katrina Dodson
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Circumference @circumferencemag.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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