Nathaniel Calhoun — Excerpt: someone I loved / was allergic to mint / and I forgot that, once. / she is okay / but we are no longer close.
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Traffic, Hisses, and Suya: My Lagos Story
Alice Eze — Excerpt: Imagine being stuck in a car so long you begin to suspect you’re in a reality TV show called Survivor: Lagos Edition.
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I Did Not Come For Peace; Problems, Always!
Maria Oluwabukola Oni — Excerpt: That’s why you are forever single. If you don’t leave this place now, I will beat you like a conga drum.
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Simple Sorrows: Poems by Manglesh Dabral
Nisarg Patel — Excerpt: The four poems translated here are perfect representations of Dabral’s poetics―in their language, their form, and the themes with which they engage.
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Lost in Venice: Beyond the Gondola Rides
Amrita Mukherjee — Excerpt: It was pointless to ask my husband anything now because he was definitely not within earshot. Also, he has this personal principle of not asking for directions from human beings but rely on a piece of code.