In this month’s podcast, Maria de Caldas Antão speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her Issue 27 poem, which explores the idea of freedom, and what it might mean to be free: personally, politically, physically, philosophically. thecommononline.org/podcast-maria-…

“a broken/ branch in a child’s hand becomes a sword or/ a magic wand depending on the bedtime stories” Read Sean Cho A’s Issue 27 poem “Recurrence” online now. thecommononline.org/recurrence/

ICYMI, you can read three new poems from our contributors in our August Poetry Feature. thecommononline.org/august-2024-po…

Newly translated from the Arabic by Katharine Halls, Mohammad Ibrahim Nawaya's "Missile Sequence" portrays how missiles haunt the daily life of a city. thecommononline.org/missile-sequen…

In this new interview, Editor in Chief Jennifer Acker speaks to an old friend, Hannah Gersen, about her latest novel, WE WERE PRETENDING, a commentary on the crises of our time. thecommononline.org/its-a-gift-to-…

"He was humming a song. A song sweeter than the aggressive ones he usually sings, waking up the entire village and making the cornstalks join in." Don't miss Mayada Ibrahim reading her dazzling translation of "Symphony of the South" on our website! thecommononline.org/symphony-of-th…

"My amma was right. She was right about a lot of other things, too. America is the best and the worst thing that happened to you, she says. You love yourself more but others less." Read more from hpadhu's "Nicks and Cuts." thecommononline.org/nicks-and-cuts/

ICYMI, TC Online has new Arabic fiction: Katharine Halls' translation of Mohammad Ibrahim Nawaya's "Missile Sequence" submerges readers in a dreamscape of violence. thecommononline.org/missile-sequen…

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"Some strenuous days I / wish to be standing / by the sharp edge of / the tallest, hardest, / most harrowing of / cliffs..." Nguyen Binh's Issue 27 poem, "Dover," melds Vietnamese mythology and striking landscapes. thecommononline.org/dover/

Congratulations to our poetry editor, John Hennessy, on publishing "Exit Garden State." Attend John's reading on September 20th at The Grolier (7 pm) and on October 4th at Amherst Books (7 pm). Registration links: buff.ly/4em6uTv & buff.ly/3XoFN9J.

Editor in Chief Jennifer Acker talks to novelist (and old friend) Hannah Gersen, about strange mushrooms, AI, and hope in this conversation on her latest novel, WE WERE PRETENDING. thecommononline.org/its-a-gift-to-…

"I dreamt that I was riding a beam of moonlight. I was following my father, and the stars were showing me the way." Visit our website to hear the new recording of Mayada Ibrahim's translation of "Symphony of the South," published in Issue 27! thecommononline.org/symphony-of-th…

"the seals dig their pups / breathing holes known // locally as aglus. who came up / with this, I can’t know." In two new poems, Stella Wong dispatches from some of the planet's northernmost points. buff.ly/3MOnPIY

Don't miss out on our poetry editor, John Hennessy, reading from his new collection, "Exit Garden State," in Cambridge, MA at The Grolier on September 20th at 7pm. John will also be reading in Amherst, MA at Amherst Books on September 27th at 7 pm! buff.ly/4dTssx8

"Do I really deserve this? Why was I given this?" Read Jennifer Acker and Aparna Nancherla's (Aparna Nancherla 🇵🇸) LitFest interview about imposter syndrome. thecommononline.org/am-i-a-fraud-a…

"I marry an American man who never shaves. His beard is as soft as his hands. Hands that have never scoured pots or scrubbed floors." Don't miss hpadhu's "Nicks and Cuts," a story that explores motherhood and generational beauty standards. thecommononline.org/nicks-and-cuts/

To kick off the autumn, our September "What We're Reading" column delivers three novels that invite unexpected encounters with time. Don't miss our contributors' recommendations, spanning from Phoenix to Rio. thecommononline.org/what-were-read…

"I would / listen to the gnashing / teeth of seas of beasts / tricked offshore by our / cunning Buddha..." Read more from "Dover," an Issue 27 poem by Nguyen Binh, below. thecommononline.org/dover/

"Trump blamed China fo COVID-19 / calling da virus Kung Flu and da China virus, / so get pleny people from pleny states going afta Asian Americans." Listen to Ann Inoshita read her Issue 27 poem "Atlanta Spa Mass Shootings," online now! thecommononline.org/atlanta-spa-ma…