3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (422+ words) You’ve had some important UK moments over the last couple of years, from your Great Escape debut to now performing at All Points East. Coming off stage, what did this performance mean to you in terms of how far you’ve…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (596+ words) Before diving into my favorite verse, let’s briefly look at the title and opening lines: ከተራራው ማዶ ማዶ ማዶ ወዲያ ከእናቴ ደጅ” Some claimed they would build us a tunnel to lead us toward the light at the end. We…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (116+ words) Understanding the Writer and Thinking from the Text In Chapter 4, I argued that language can narrow differences in understanding when facts or conditions must be shared …...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (567+ words) Deccan Herald Mother is the most overused metaphor of all time Daisy Rockwell’s treatise on the (mis)adventures of translation opens with the same image, stirred up for better reasons This is a poem by Mary Ruefle, who…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (321+ words) Published: Aug 22, 2026 12:38 IST - 9 MINS READ Daisy Rockwell can be found doing just that in her delightful new book, Mixed Metaphors. It combines light verse, personal vignettes, and a spoof on period thrillers to reflect on “this little art” of translation....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (343+ words) A four-step drill for the question you hope no one asks, plus the empty-room test that tells you whether your rehearsed answer will actually hold....