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Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Condé

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mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

A Book, Untitled by Shushan Avagyan

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
Enjoying this but it’s not working reading it in little bits, need to come back to it when I have time to read it in one go
Cane Fire by Shani Mootoo

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Poetry brain is not working at the moment, will come back to it 
Undiscovered by Gabriela Wiener

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challenging reflective medium-paced

4.5

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

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adventurous tense fast-paced

3.0

Orbital by Samantha Harvey

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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Gypsy Goddess by Meena Kandasamy

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Lantern and the Night Moths by Yilin Wang

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informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

This was such a fascinating read that introduced me to many interesting poets and the challenges of translating poetry from Mandarin to English. I always love a translator’s note in a book and so this collection ticked all the boxes for me. There are five poets represented and after the poems of each Yilin Wang writes about the themes of the poems, the choices they made when translating and the context of the poems. It’s such a rich and beautifully assembled book. Highly recommend.