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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’s Guide to Indie Bookstore Day 2022
Article | Apr 28, 2022
CAT’s Guide to Indie Bookstore Day 2022
Intimacy
Fiction | Apr 26, 2022
Intimacy
By Gail Hareven
Poetry, Language, and the Effects of Exile
Article | Apr 25, 2022
Poetry, Language, and the Effects of Exile
Celebrating National Poetry Month with the Calico Series
Article | Apr 20, 2022
Celebrating National Poetry Month with the Calico Series
By Chad Felix
Life | Early Spring | The Fiddle
Fiction | Apr 19, 2022
Life | Early Spring | The Fiddle
By Yekhiel Shraybman
from Eilífðarnón
Poetry | Apr 12, 2022
from Eilífðarnón
By Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir
Gestation
Fiction | Apr 5, 2022
Gestation
By Mariana Travacio
March 2022 translation news roundup
Article | Mar 30, 2022
March 2022 translation news roundup
Dolls from Chernobyl
Fiction | Mar 29, 2022
Dolls from Chernobyl
By Maša Kolanović
Pearls
Fiction | Mar 22, 2022
Pearls
By Guka Han
“They were singing a folk song…” | “And had you asked me how it feels—” | “Not long is left until a kiss and the spring…” | “When they dragged him out of the school yard…”
Poetry | Mar 15, 2022
“They were singing a folk song…” | “And had you asked me how it feels—” | “Not long is left until a kiss and the spring…” | “When they dragged him out of the school yard…”
By Kateryna Kalytko
Creative Translation in the Classroom
Article | Mar 14, 2022
Creative Translation in the Classroom
By Mark Hauber
Spring 2022 Lit in Translation Preview
Article | Mar 11, 2022
Spring 2022 Lit in Translation Preview
By Justin Walls
from Pee Poems
Poetry | Mar 8, 2022
from Pee Poems
By Lao Yang
Jane, the Sea
Fiction | Mar 1, 2022
Jane, the Sea
By Anna Maria Ortese
February 2022 translation news roundup
Article | Feb 28, 2022
February 2022 translation news roundup
“An Ideal Lady”: translation reinvents  Jane Eyre  in over 60 languages
Article | Feb 15, 2022
“An Ideal Lady”: translation reinvents Jane Eyre in over 60 languages
By Kelsey McFaul
Looking Back on the Art of Trysting
Article | Feb 13, 2022
Looking Back on the Art of Trysting
January 2022 translation news roundup
Article | Jan 30, 2022
January 2022 translation news roundup
Seven African Classics that aren’t Things Fall Apart
Reading List | Jan 19, 2022
Seven African Classics that aren’t Things Fall Apart
By Kelsey McFaul
2021 Virtual Events Recap
Article | Dec 19, 2021
2021 Virtual Events Recap
2021 African Literature Round-up
Article | Dec 7, 2021
2021 African Literature Round-up
By Kelsey McFaul
Ambiguous Departure | Moses | Aubrac
Poetry | Dec 6, 2021
Ambiguous Departure | Moses | Aubrac
By Julien Gracq
November 2021 translation news roundup
Article | Nov 29, 2021
November 2021 translation news roundup