The new issue of Words Without Borders is up, with an introduction to Libyan lit by Rockslinga pal Khaled Mattawa. The issue includes two poems by Salim El-Okli, which I translated: Reckless Habits and The Clamor of Your Longing. They’re super-sexy: I worked on them in a coffee shop, and half-way through, had to take a cigarette break.
