REVIVING SCOTTISH GAELIC | ISRAELI POET YUDIT SHAHAR | FLASH FICTION FROM IRAQ’S DIAA JUBAILI plus China’s Invisible Migrant Workers Writers Who Refuse to Remain Silent REVIEWS OF BOOKS BY Cixin Liu Najwan Darwish Mieko Kawakami Olga Tokarczuk World LiteratureToday YOUR PASSPORT TO GREAT READING REDREAMING DREAMLAND 21 Writers & Artists Reflect on The Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial SPRING 2021 US $12.95 CAN $19.95 Giannina Braschi Pops Up in Pop Culture RC Davis-Undiano Remembers Rudolfo Anaya Major funding for this program is provided by Oklahoma Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Norman Arts Council, and OU’s Vice President for Research & Partnerships. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of its sponsors. For accommodations, contact specialevents@ou.edu or (405) 325-1701. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution (www.ou.edu/eoo). OKLAHOMA HUMANITIES YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND The University of Oklahoma’s Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Symposium April 8–10, 2021 The University of Oklahoma, Norman Greenwood District, Tulsa, Oklahoma Featuring a keynote talk by two-term U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith and plenary talks by Scott Ellsworth and Hannibal B. Johnson Plus the premiere of I Dream of Greenwood, choreographed by Marie Casimir and J’aime Griffith, with additional presentations by more than a dozen writers, scholars and students To register and for complete schedule information, visit ou.edu/tulsa1921 TRACY K. SMITH ELLSWORTH JOHNSON HUMANITIES OKLAHOMA Get your free copy of our special Spring/Summer 2021 issue, featuring poetry and writing on “Hope,” and perspectives on the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Subscribe for free: okhumanities.org Oklahoma Humanities Magazine Culture. Issues. Ideas. Linguistic R/evolutions 10 Speaking in Tongues by J. R. Patterson Fiction 13 The Hat Stand by Diaa Jubaili 23 Chlorophyll: A Reminiscence by Tatsiana Zamirovskaya Essays 14 Rudolfo Anaya (1937–2020) by RC Davis-Undiano 16 The Collapse of Industrial Publishing by Eric Schierloh 19 Giannina Braschi in Pop Culture by Tess O’Dwyer Poetry 22 Three Poems from Israel by Yudit Shahar IN EVERY ISSUE | 3 Editor’s Note | 5 Notebook | 21 Editor’s Pick | 77 Books in Review | 116 Outpost Redreaming Dreamland 21 Writers & Artists Reflect on the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial FEATURING 42 Patricia Smith 44 Jewell Parker Rhodes 48 Joy Harjo 50 Tracy K. Smith 51 Quraysh Ali Lansana 52 Kalenda Eaton 55 Crystal Z Campbell 56 Minna Salami 59 Candace G. Wiley 60 Rilla Askew 63 Clemonce Heard 64 Karlos K. Hill 67 Jasmine Elizabeth Smith 68 Laurie Thomas 72 Lindsey Claire Smith ON THE COVER Detail from Loud Whispers from Greenwood (2021), by Ebony Iman Dallas, acrylic, golden leafing, and Ghanaian textiles, 40 x 50 in. “I am hoping that the confidence, dignity, and pride needed to create a thriving Greenwood shines through this painting,” says Dallas, “represented by the Ghanaian textiles worn by the elders and passed down to the young boy. The ancestors’ hands on the boy’s shoulders symbolize that he has everything he needs to thrive. The golden brick represents a new Greenwood, and the vintage pocket watch with the word ‘Now’ reflects an urgent need to rebuild. These are gifts given by our ancestors. Their stories are our blueprints. These elements combine to represent the great past, present, and a bright future for Black Tulsans.” Chinese Migrant Workers’ Literature FEATURING 29 Ping Zhu 31 Zhang Huiyu 32 Fu Qiuyun 33 Maghiel van Crevel 35 Zheng Xiaoqiong 36 Xiao Hai 38 Hui Faye Xiao Giannina Braschi in Pop Culture by Tess O’Dwyer 9 W CONTENTS SPRING 2021 COVER FEATURE SPECIAL SECTION 40 19 28 What’s on worldlit.org Visit our website for fresh content including audio, video, web-exclusive stories, reading lists, and more. Connect with WLT Online Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Goodreads, and Flickr to share ideas, view photos, watch videos, discover book reviews, and more. Instagram Favorites Follow @worldlittoday on Instagram for literary inspiration. Vote in Our Readers’ Poll! 21 BOOKS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY COMING IN THE SUMMER 2021 ISSUE Palestinian Voices The summer issue will include some of the best writers, poets, and artists...