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  • On the Agency and Subversion of Language, Translation and Narratives

    On the Agency and Subversion of Language, Translation and Narratives

    Sonakshi Srivastava is a senior writing fellow (ELT) at Ashoka University, the translations editor at Usawa Literary Review, and an educational arm assistant at Asymptote. Her writings have generously been supported by the PEN English x SALT Translation Grant, 2024 ASLE Translation Grant, Poetry HUES Foundation, Director’s Fellowship (Martha’s...
  • Ananke LitFest 26: Bhakti Shringarpure & Anthony Alessandrini in Decolonization Fireside Chat

    Ananke LitFest 26: Bhakti Shringarpure & Anthony Alessandrini in Decolonization Fireside Chat

    Dubai, UAE — The Ananke Literature Festival 2026 will host “Notes on Decolonization in a Time of Genocide,” an online fireside chat between writer, editor and filmmaker Bhakti Shringarpure and scholar and editor Anthony Alessandrini. The conversation airs at the festival’s seventh edition, August 13–15, 2026, on Ananke’s YouTube...
  • Usawa Literary Review Brings Listening When The Subaltern Speaks to the Ananke Literature Festival 2026

    Usawa Literary Review Brings Listening When The Subaltern Speaks to the Ananke Literature Festival 2026

    Dubai, UAE — The Ananke Literature Festival 2026 will host “Listening When The Subaltern Speaks,” an online panel presented by Usawa Literary Review, at the festival’s seventh edition, airing August 13–15, 2026 on Ananke’s YouTube channel and social media platforms. Anchored in the belief that “literary publishing from the...
  • From Lived Experiences to Felt Realities

    From Lived Experiences to Felt Realities

    What does resistance mean in a world with a climate of hate and fear? For many, humanity is resilience, and speaking truth—not just to power—is subversion. Talking about language as resistance, Ananke Literature Festival’s guest speaker Varsha Tiwary shares her thoughts—a teaser leading up to the main digital event...
  • Ananke Literature Festival 2026 Unveils Stellar Speaker Lineup for Fault Lines: An Unmasking

    Ananke, the Global South’s celebrated media and development platform, announced the speaker lineup and collaborators for the seventh edition of its annual festival, now rebranded as the Ananke Literature Festival. Taking place fully online under the theme Fault Lines: An Unmasking, the festival brings together some of the most...
  • Michael: A Magical Thrill

    Michael: A Magical Thrill

    “There are legends of people born with the gift of making music so true, it can pierce the veil between life and death, conjuring spirits from the past and the future. In ancient Ireland, they were called Filí. In Choctaw land, they called them Firekeepers. And in West Africa…...
  • On The Debasement of Peace, Symbolic Power of Language

    Sinan Antoon: On The Debasement of Peace, Symbolic Power of Language

    This interview has been previously published in Ananke’s Special Edition “Voices 2026” Sinan Antoon is an acclaimed Iraqi poet, novelist, scholar, and translator. Born and raised in Baghdad, he moved to the United States following the 1991 Gulf War, eventually earning a doctorate in Arabic Literature from Harvard in...
  • Myriam Tadessé: On the Imbalance of Feminine and Masculine Energies

    Myriam Tadessé: On the Imbalance of Feminine and Masculine Energies

    Editorial Note: Republished from the original AnankeWLF site. Stay tuned for our new website and upcoming details on the Ananke Literature Festival.   Born in 1965 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Myriam Tadessé has lived in Paris since 1978. She studied theatre, philosophy, dance, music, and internal martial arts. An actress...
  • Knotted Grief: An Intimate Rendition of Loss And Longing

    Knotted Grief: An Intimate Rendition of Loss And Longing

    Editorial Note: Republishing Review of Naveen Kishore’s Book of Poetry Knotted Grief from old AnankeWLF website. New website and information about Ananke Literature Festival Coming Soon. Meditative pauses, abrupt halts, soulful variations, and metaphoric juxtapositions weave the lilting fabric of lyricism that makes up Knotted Grief. More than a book...
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