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CAT’s online journal is a space for reflections on literary translation, news from the Center for the Art of Translation, discussions about language and craft, curated reading lists, and features celebrating translators and community members who bring global voices to new audiences.

CAT Holiday Gift Guide 2023
Reading List | Dec 7, 2023
CAT Holiday Gift Guide 2023
By Giovanna Lomanto
November 2023 translation news roundup
Article | Nov 29, 2023
November 2023 translation news roundup
By Erin Branagan
Prologue Bookshop’s translation picks of the year
Article | Nov 26, 2023
Prologue Bookshop’s translation picks of the year
By Gary Lovely
Heart
Poetry | Nov 13, 2023
Heart
By Dana Ranga
Two Lines Press is Turning 10
Article | Nov 8, 2023
Two Lines Press is Turning 10
By Erin Branagan
From Kabul to Baghdad to Damascus | The Avenue of Dolphins
Poetry | Nov 6, 2023
From Kabul to Baghdad to Damascus | The Avenue of Dolphins
By Mujib Mehrdad
October 2023 translation news roundup
Article | Oct 30, 2023
October 2023 translation news roundup
By Erin Branagan
Like Snow
Fiction | Oct 30, 2023
Like Snow
By Laila Stien
charles VI, called the insane, puts himself to bed | next door the barbarians | north
Poetry | Oct 23, 2023
charles VI, called the insane, puts himself to bed | next door the barbarians | north
By Jan Wagner
Baba Tochka’s Good Luck
Fiction | Oct 16, 2023
Baba Tochka’s Good Luck
By Yordanka Beleva
On a Woman’s Madness is a National Book Award Finalist
Article | Oct 15, 2023
On a Woman’s Madness is a National Book Award Finalist
By Erin Branagan
The Mummy | “I feel as though it isn’t me who lives…”
Poetry | Oct 11, 2023
The Mummy | “I feel as though it isn’t me who lives…”
By Vasyl Stus
World Map
Fiction | Oct 9, 2023
World Map
By Yang Hao
Sonic magic: An interview with poet-translator Sarabjeet Garcha
Article | Oct 4, 2023
Sonic magic: An interview with poet-translator Sarabjeet Garcha
By Radhika Prasad
Nicotine | Vacuum | Seven Train Poems
Poetry | Oct 3, 2023
Nicotine | Vacuum | Seven Train Poems
By Mangalesh Dabral
September 2023 translation news roundup
Article | Sep 28, 2023
September 2023 translation news roundup
By Erin Branagan
The Cow | Symphony | Selah
Poetry | Sep 18, 2023
The Cow | Symphony | Selah
By Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs
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Poetry | Sep 11, 2023
Burning Tires January 15 | Biography Journalism
By Afrizal Malna
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Article | Sep 7, 2023
A Tribute to Translator Edith Grossman
By CJ Evans
August 2023 translation news roundup
Article | Aug 29, 2023
August 2023 translation news roundup
A Conversation With Turkish Translator Maureen Freely
Article | Aug 20, 2023
A Conversation With Turkish Translator Maureen Freely
PIO Teaching Fellow Spotlight: Akela Leach
Article | Aug 16, 2023
PIO Teaching Fellow Spotlight: Akela Leach
Celebrate #WITMonth with Two Lines
Article | Aug 10, 2023
Celebrate #WITMonth with Two Lines
5 Women Translators’ Words About Their Work
Article | Aug 2, 2023
5 Women Translators’ Words About Their Work