Literature

There’s till time to support exciting, relevant, and inclusive literature in 2020! If you enjoyed reading Electric Literature this year, please make a year-end contribution today. Translating novels, short stories, and poetry into English in a way that remains true to their original form can take years, even decades of dedication. And then there is

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Nothing Adds Up in American Math There’s till time to support exciting, relevant, and inclusive literature in 2020! If you enjoyed reading Electric Literature this year, please make a year-end contribution today. Dividing Line If every crosswalk is an equals sign,  then every block’s an equation  that needs balancing. On Kansas City’s  State Line Road,

There’s till time to support exciting, relevant, and inclusive literature in 2020! If you enjoyed reading Electric Literature this year, please make a year-end contribution today. The last thing I did on my last day in the office, March 11, was try to figure out which books to bring home. I wasn’t sure how long

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Find the perfect gift for the writer or reader in your life in our online store. Take 20% your entire order with the code STAYHOME2020, now through Christmas! Dear reader, Every year, we re-evaluate what makes literature exciting, relevant, and accessible, and recalibrate our role in furthering that mission. We hope you’ll support Electric Literature’s