"Threaten," Laura Vasquez

As we prepare this year's journal for publication, we will be sharing work from last year's collection every single week on Translation Tuesday.

This week, I wanted to begin with one of my favorite poems in the journal – "Threaten," written by Laura Vasquez and translated into English by Evan Leed.

You'll want to read this one aloud.

Since we are a multilingual publication, we encourage you to read the original text in French too.

To read more contemporary literature in translation, follow us on Facebook and keep an eye out for Contemporary Works in Translation: A Multilingual Anthology (Vol II) this winter. In the meantime, check out Vol I, available in both print and digital formats on our website.