Non-Fiction
Desire As a Source of Suffering and Progress by Pavla Horáková

In this essay, the award-winning Czech author, journalist, and translator Pavla Horáková considers desire and craving as a source for progress.

Poetry
the ventriloquists by Gábor Gyukics

Gábor Gyukics’s poem about the obliviousness of the privileged peoples of the world to the world around them.

Interview
I translated at least 50 Native American poets by Sándor Jászberényi

Hungarian poet Gábor Gyukics talks about the various influences on his poetry which he encountered over the course of his travels and his work as a translator.

Poetry
shindig by Gábor Gyukics

Gábor Gyukics’s poem about the role of racism in police violence.

Fiction
Fallen Angels by Silvester Lavrík

In this short story, schoolboys Dano & Samo try to understand desire in a world dominated by patron saints, party leaders, and Raquel Welch.

Fiction
Honey by László Imre Horváth

In a scene from Flavius’ history, Marcus Atius welcomes a party traveling with the body of Aristobulus seeking honey to preserve the corpse.

Fiction
Panic Button by Jan Němec

While reflecting on his youth, a man decides to drive his red Alfa Romeo through the night and following day, across two borders, into a warzone.

Interview
If the elites lie to you about this, they can lie to you about anything by Jolyon Naegele

Czech writer Tomáš Zmeškal on how Czech society reflects on its history, and whether perceptions of ethnic and racial minorities have changed.

Non-Fiction
Ukrainian Women Poets: Foreword by Olesya Khromeychuk & Uilleam Blacker

Citing martyrology, Celan, and Sachs, Olesya Khromeychuk & Uilleam Blacker ask, how can faith, hope, and love live in a space of pain? Can poetry speak of atrocity?