Essay by Patricia Dubrava
Many of the best translators know the language of the original well, but I share an advantage with all the best: I’m a writer, too.
Many of the best translators know the language of the original well, but I share an advantage with all the best: I’m a writer, too.
I know a lot about empty skylines and the land that has become a hollowed belly.
One can be content with little in life, if that little is immense.
The stranger approached, opened fire into prayers.
A scraggly rooster calls my soul from the past.
The soul of its scent captivates the heart of hearts.
The same genes that pushed my grandfather to seek an education for his sons survive in a new avatar.