New Directions

@NewDirections

Founded in 1936 by James Laughlin, New Directions proudly publishes great literature from around the world. ndbooks on Bluesky and ndpublishing on Instagram.

New York, NY ndbooks.com Joined July 2008

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New Directions @NewDirections Sep 16

WOAH! Winter '27, featuring: Ilse Aichinger, Ingeborg Bachmann, Anne Carson, Osamu Dazai, Forrest Gander, Mieko Kanai, László Krasznahorkai, Clarice Lispector, Osdany Morales, Nicanor Parra, and Kathryn Scanlan. cdn.sanity.io/files/p34gzxcg…

New Directions @NewDirections 2d

"Mira Threatens a Bird" by Mirabai, translated from the Braj Brasha by Chloe Martinez
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poems.com Mira Threatens a Bird She’ll have your beak cut off, papiha, and pour salt in the wound. My beloved’s mine, and I’m his: what have you got to say about it?

New Directions @NewDirections Nov 3

Out today in GRANTA, three poems from our forthcoming poetry collection SECURITY QUESTIONS by Osdany Morales, translated by Harry Bauld!

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granta.com Three Poems | Osdany Morales | Granta ‘after screaming orgasms they discussed future projects’ Three poems by Osdany Morales, translated by Harry Bauld.

New Directions @NewDirections Oct 29

CELEBRATING LIHN IN NYC (1/2): Join us at 6pm on November 5 at the Instituto Cervantes for a bilingual reading by translators Jonathan Cohen and David Unger, the scholar Roberto Brodsky, and featuring special guest Andrea Lihn, the poet's daughter. eventbrite.com/e/celeste-daug…

New Directions @NewDirections Oct 29

"Without a doubt the best poet of his generation" (Roberto Bolaño), the Chilean poet Enrique Lihn wrote with dark and lyric intensity. A collection of his marvelous early work, beautifully translated by Jonathan Cohen and David Unger, arrives in December.
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www.ndbooks.com Celeste, Daughter of the Earth and Other Early Poems Enrique Lihn is among the most important Chilean poets, alongside Nicanor Parra, since the generation of Gabriela Mistral, Vicente Huidobro, and Pablo Neruda. Lihn’s first two poetry books represen...