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Wislawa Szymborska: Nothing of the Ordinary: Mark Ordon in conversation with the Nobel Laureate’s personal secretary, Michal Rusinek

Mark Ordon interviews Michał Rusinek, personal secretary to the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska.

An Interview with Maryse Condé

It would be easy for a book set during the Salem Witch Trials to disintegrate into yet another western racial pastiche where the character of Tituba remains a culturally unimportant shadow in the background of a privileged white morality play. Yet in the strong, capable hands of French (Guadoluopean) author Maryse Condé, Tituba at […]

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Ursula Phillips on Polish Author Zofia Nałkowska

The Thornfield Review warmly welcomes translator Ursula Phillips, as she reflects upon the prolific Polish feminist author Zofia Nalkowska.

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A Review of Transfer (Naomi Shihab Nye, 2011) by Eve Lyons

Today TTR is pleased to present guest book reviewer Eve Lyons, a fine poet, playwright, and fiction writer living in the Boston area. Welcome, Eve! A Review of Naomi Shihab Nye’s book Transfer (2011) I have almost every book Naomi Nye has written. And she, along with Langston Hughes, hold a special place in […]

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The Caterpillars: Executive Director Tarsha Semakula on creating a documentary about contemporary female Ghanaian writers, poets, and performers

There is an exciting women’s spoken word scene in Ghana, and it is growing by the day. In 2004, In Ghana, The Gender and Child Policy was launched to address the issue of gender inequality, women’s empowerment and problems and challenges affecting children… Over a decade has passed since this policy was introduced. So how […]

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