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“We hope these books help kids foster a sense of connection and connectedness to people in other parts of the world that stays with them as they grow up and develop their own perspectives.” ...read more

“Each and every [poem] makes me feel like I’m learning about the world I inhabit, and combined with Alba’s aesthetic sensibilities, I think this makes for truly singular poetry.” ...read more

“When I write, I think a lot about the naked faces underneath the peace of modern life.” ...read more

“Writing is an absolutely corporeal experience for me. It comes over me like an urge, a physical demand: I write because my body impels me to.” ...read more

“This poem was written to record my memory of the disappearing Yen Chow Street Hawker Bazaar.” ...read more

“Torino wears an elegant three-piece suit of the most beautiful fabric but it’s frayed at the cuffs, missing some buttons.” ...read more

Damion Searls reflects on his Wolff Prize-winning translation. ...read more

Grossman will be honored at the WWB Gala on October 29 in New York City. ...read more

Four winners were selected from among 717 submissions from 282 poets from 87 countries translated from 55 languages. ...read more

“There’s nowhere that I don’t feel like an outsider. It’s always been that way . . . For me that’s something joyful.” ...read more