The International Literary Quarterly

The International Literary Quarterly

The International Literary Quarterly



	Contributors
	Shanta Acharya Marjorie Agosín Donald Adamson Diran Adebayo Nausheen Ahmad Toheed Ahmad Amanda Aizpuriete Baba Akote Elisa Albo Daniel Albright Meena Alexander Rosetta Allan María Teresa Andruetto Innokenty Annensky Claudia Apablaza Robert Appelbaum Michael Arditti Jenny Argante Sandra Arnold C.J.K. Arkell Agnar Artúvertin Sarah Arvio Rosemary Ashton Mammed Aslan Coral Atkinson Rose Ausländer Shushan Avagyan Razif Bahari Elizabeth Baines Jo Baker Ismail Bala Evgeny Baratynsky Saule Abdrakhman-kyzy Batay Konstantin Nikolaevich Batyushkov William Bedford Gillian Beer Richard Berengarten Charles Bernstein Ilya Bernstein Mashey Bernstein Christopher Betts Sujata Bhatt Sven Birkerts Linda Black Chana Bloch Amy Bloom Mary Blum Devor Michael Blumenthal Jean Boase-Beier Jorge Luis Borges Alison Brackenbury Julia Brannigan Theo Breuer Iain Britton Françoise Brodsky Amy Brown Bernard Brown Diane Brown Gay Buckingham Carmen Bugan Stephen Burt Zarah Butcher McGunnigle James Byrne Kevin Cadwallander Howard Camner Mary Caponegro Marisa Cappetta Helena Cardoso Adrian Castro Luis Cernuda Firat Cewerî Pierre Chappuis Neil Charleton Janet Charman Sampurna Chattarji Amit Chaudhuri Mèlissa Chiasson Ronald Christ Alex Cigale Sally Cline Marcelo Cohen Lila Cona Eugenio Conchez Andrew Cowan Mary Creswell Christine Crow Pedro Xavier Solís Cuadra Majella Cullinane P. Scott Cunningham Emma Currie Jeni Curtis Stephen Cushman David Dabydeen Susan Daitch Rubén Dario Jean de la Fontaine Denys Johnson Davies Lydia Davis Robert Davreu David Dawnay Jill Dawson Rosalía de Castro Joanne Rocky Delaplaine Patricia Delmar Christine De Luca Tumusiime Kabwende Deo Paul Scott Derrick Josephine Dickinson Belinda Diepenheim Jenny Diski Rita Dove Arkadii Dragomoschenko Paulette Dubé Denise Duhamel Jonathan Dunne S. B. Easwaran Jorge Edwards David Eggleton Mohamed El-Bisatie Tsvetanka Elenkova Johanna Emeney Osama Esber Fiona Farrell Ernest Farrés Elaine Feinstein Gigi Fenster Micah Timona Ferris Vasil Filipov Maria Filippakopoulou Ruth Fogelman Peter France Alexandra Fraser Bashabi Fraser Janis Freegard Robin Fry Alice Fulton Ulrich Gabriel Manana Gelashvili Laurice Gilbert Paul Giles Zulfikar Ghose Corey Ginsberg Chrissie Gittins Sarah Glazer Michael Glover George Gömöri Giles Goodland Martin Goodman Roberta Gordenstein Mina Gorji Maria Grech Ganado David Gregory Philip Gross Carla Guelfenbein Daniel Gunn Charles Hadfield Haidar Haidar Ruth Halkon Tomás Harris Geoffrey Hartman Siobhan Harvey Beatriz Hausner John Haynes Jennifer Hearn Helen Heath Geoffrey Heptonstall Felisberto Hernández W.N. Herbert William Hershaw Michael Hettich Allen Hibbard Hassan Hilmi Rhisiart Hincks Kerry Hines Amanda Hopkinson Adam Horovitz David Howard Sue Hubbard Aamer Hussein Fahmida Hussain Alexander Hutchison Sabine Huynh Juan Kruz Igerabide Sarasola Neil Langdon Inglis Jouni Inkala Ofonime Inyang Kevin Ireland Michael Ives Philippe Jacottet Robert Alan Jamieson Rebecca Jany Andrea Jeftanovic Ana Jelnikar Miroslav Jindra Stephanie Johnson Bret Anthony Johnston Marion Jones Tim Jones Gabriel Josipovici Pierre-Albert Jourdan Sophie Judah Tomoko Kanda Maarja Kangro Jana Kantorová-Báliková Fawzi Karim Kapka Kassabova Susan Kelly-DeWitt Mimi Khalvati Daniil Kharms Velimir Khlebnikov Akhmad hoji Khorazmiy David Kinloch John Kinsella Yudit Kiss Tomislav Kuzmanović Andrea Labinger Charles Lambert Christopher Lane Jan Lauwereyns Fernando Lavandeira Graeme Lay Ilias Layios Hiên-Minh Lê Mikhail Lermontov Miriam Levine Suzanne Jill Levine Micaela Lewitt Zhimin Li Joanne Limburg Birgit Linder Pippa Little Parvin Loloi how to get fake ids Christopher Louvet Helen Lowe Ana Lucic Aonghas MacNeacail Kona Macphee Kate Mahony Sara Maitland Channah Magori Vasyl Makhno Marcelo Maturana Montañez Stephanie Mayne Ben Mazer Harvey Molloy Osip Mandelstam Alberto Manguel Olga Markelova Laura Marney Geraldine Maxwell John McAuliffe Peter McCarey John McCullough Richard McKane John MacKinven Cilla McQueen Edie Meidav Ernst Meister Lina Meruane Jesse Millner Deborah Moggach Mawatle J. Mojalefa Jonathan Morley César Moro Helen Mort Laura Moser Andrew Motion Paola Musa Robin Myers André Naffis-Sahely Vivek Narayanan Bob Natifu María Negroni Hernán Neira Barbra Nightingale Paschalis Nikolaou James Norcliffe Carol Novack Annakuly Nurmammedov Joyce Carol Oates Sunday Enessi Ododo Obododimma Oha Michael O'Leary Antonio Diaz Oliva Wilson Orhiunu Maris O'Rourke Sue Orr Wendy O'Shea-Meddour María Claudia Otsubo Ruth Padel Ron Padgett Thalia Pandiri Judith Dell Panny Hom Paribag Lawrence Patchett Ian Patterson Georges Perros Pascale Petit Aleksandar Petrov Mario Petrucci Geoffrey Philp Toni Piccini Henning Pieterse Robert Pinsky Mark Pirie David Plante Nicolás Poblete Sara Poisson Clare Pollard Mori Ponsowy Wena Poon Orest Popovych Jem Poster Begonya Pozo Pauline Prior-Pitt Eugenia Prado Bassi Ian Probstein Sheenagh Pugh Kate Pullinger Zosimo Quibilan, Jr Vera V. Radojević Margaret Ranger Tessa Ransford Shruti Rao Irina Ratushinskaya Tanyo Ravicz Richard Reeve Sue Reidy Joan Retallack Laura Richardson Harry Ricketts Ron Riddell Cynthia Rimsky Loreto Riveiro Alvarez James Robertson Peter Robertson Gonzalo Rojas Dilys Rose Gabriel Rosenstock Jack Ross Anthony Rudolf Basant Rungta Joseph Ryan Sean Rys Jostein Sæbøe André Naffis Sahely Eurig Salisbury Fiona Sampson Polly Samson Priya Sarukkai Chabria Maree Scarlett John Schad Michael Schmidt L.E. Scott Maureen Seaton Alexis Sellas Hadaa Sendoo Chris Serio Resul Shabani Bina Shah Yasir Shah Daniel Shapiro Ruth Sharman Tina Shaw David Shields Ana María Shua Christine Simon Iain Sinclair Katri Skala Carole Smith Ian C. Smith Elizabeth Smither John Stauffer Jim Stewart Susan Stewart Jesper Svenbro Virgil Suárez Lars-Håkan Svensson Sridala Swami Rebecca Swift George Szirtes Chee-Lay Tan Tugrul Tanyol José-Flore Tappy Alejandro Tarrab Campbell Taylor John Taylor Judith Taylor Petar Tchouhov Miguel Teruel John Thieme Karen Thornber Tim Tomlinson Angela Topping David Trinidad Kola Tubosun Nick Vagnoni Joost Vandecasteele Jan van Mersbergen Latika Vasil Yassen Vassilev Lawrence Venuti Lidia Vianu Dev Virahsawmy Anthony Vivis Richard Von Sturmer Răzvan Voncu Nasos Vayenas Mauricio Wacquez Julie Marie Wade Alan Wall Marina Warner Mia Watkins Peter Wells Stanley Wells Laura Watkinson Joe Wiinikka-Lydon Hayden Williams Edwin Williamson Ronald V. Wilson Stephen Wilson Alison Wong Leslie Woodard Elzbieta Wójcik-Leese Niel Wright Manolis Xexakis Xu Xi Gao Xingjian Sonja Yelich Tamar Yoseloff Augustus Young Soltobay Zaripbekov Karen Zelas Alan Ziegler Ariel Zinder President, Publisher & Founding Editor: Peter Robertson Vice-President: Glenna Luschei Vice-President: Sari Nusseibeh Vice-President: Elena Poniatowska London Editor/Senior Editor-at-Large: Geraldine Maxwell New York Editor/Senior Editor-at-Large: Meena Alexander Washington D.C. Editor/Senior Editor-at-Large: Laura Moser Argentine Editor: Yamila Musa Deputy Editor: Allen Hibbard Deputy Editor: Jerónimo Mohar Volkow Deputy Editor: Bina Shah Advisory Consultant: Jill Dawson General Editor: Beatriz Hausner General Editor: Malvina Segui Art Editor: Lara Alcantara-Lansberg Art Editor: Calum Colvin Deputy General Editor: Jeff Barry Consulting Editors Shanta Acharya Marjorie Agosín Daniel Albright Meena Alexander Maria Teresa Andruetto Frank Ankersmit Rosemary Ashton Reza Aslan Leonard Barkan Michael Barry Shadi Bartsch Thomas Bartscherer Susan Bassnett Gillian Beer David Bellos Richard Berengarten Charles Bernstein Sujata Bhatt Mario Biagioli Jean Boase-Beier Elleke Boehmer Eavan Boland Stephen Booth Alain de Botton Carmen Boullossa Rachel Bowlby Svetlana Boym Peter Brooks Marina Brownlee Roberto Brodsky Carmen Bugan Jenni Calder Stanley Cavell Hollis Clayson Sarah Churchwell Marcelo Cohen Kristina Cordero Drucilla Cornell Junot Díaz André Dombrowski Denis Donoghue Ariel Dorfman Rita Dove Denise Duhamel Klaus Ebner Robert Elsie Stefano Evangelista Orlando Figes Tibor Fischer Shelley Fisher Fishkin Peter France Nancy Fraser Maureen Freely Michael Fried Marjorie Garber Anne Garréta Marilyn Gaull Zulfikar Ghose Paul Giles Lydia Goehr Vasco Graça Moura A. C. Grayling Stephen Greenblatt Lavinia Greenlaw Lawrence Grossberg Edith Grossman Elizabeth Grosz Boris Groys David Harsent Benjamin Harshav Geoffrey Hartman François Hartog Molly Haskell Selina Hastings Beatriz Hausner Valerie Henitiuk Kathryn Hughes Aamer Hussein Djelal Kadir Kapka Kassabova John Kelly Martin Kern Mimi Khalvati Joseph Koerner Annette Kolodny Julia Kristeva George Landow Chang-Rae Lee Mabel Lee Linda Leith Suzanne Jill Levine Lydia Liu Margot Livesey Thomas Luschei Julia Lovell Willy Maley Alberto Manguel Ben Marcus Paul Mariani Marina Mayoral Richard McCabe Campbell McGrath Jamie McKendrick Edie Meidav Jack Miles Toril Moi Susana Moore Laura Mulvey Azar Nafisi Martha Nussbaum Tim Parks Clare Pettitt Caryl Phillips Robert Pinsky Elizabeth Powers Elizabeth Prettejohn Martin Puchner Kate Pullinger Paula Rabinowitz Rajeswari Sunder Rajan James Richardson François Rigolot Geoffrey Robertson Ritchie Robertson Avital Ronell Carla Sassi Michael Scammell Celeste Schenck Sudeep Sen Hadaa Sendoo Miranda Seymour Daniel Shapiro Mimi Sheller Elaine Showalter Penelope Shuttle Werner Sollors Frances Spalding Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Julian Stallabrass Susan Stewart Rebecca Stott Mark Strand Kathryn Sutherland John Whittier Treat David Treuer David Trinidad Marjorie Trusted Lidia Vianu Victor Vitanza Marina Warner David Wellbery Edwin Williamson Michael Wood Theodore Zeldin Assistant Editor: Sara Besserman Assistant Editor: Ana de Biase Assistant Editor: Conor Bracken Assistant Editor: Eugenio Conchez Assistant Editor: Patricia Delmar Assistant Editor: Lucila Gallino Assistant Editor: Sophie Lewis Assistant Editor: Krista Oehlke Assistant Editor: Siska Rappé Assistant Editor: Naomi Schub Assistant Editor: Stephanie Smith Assistant Editor: Emily Starks Assistant Editor: Robert Toperter Assistant Editor: Laurence Webb Art Consultant: Verónica Barbatano Art Consultant: Angie Roytgolz

James Robertson

James Robertson is a poet and novelist, founder of the pamphlet imprint Kettillonia (www.kettillonia.co.uk) and general editor of Itchy Coo (www.itchy-coo.com), the Edinburgh-based imprint publishing books in Scots for children and young people. His novels are The Fanatic, Joseph Knight and The Testament of Gideon Mack. He is currently working on a fourth novel. He stays in Angus, Scotland.

The work

Translation of Volta