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Nick Admussen

Nick Admussen is the author of three poetry chapbooks. His poetry has appeared in the Boston ReviewFence, and the Kenyon Review Online, and he has translated work by Liu Xiaobo and many others. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University.

Articles

The effects of revolutionary violence on Chinese poetry.

Nick Admussen
Translation is always other than its original: even if it is unimpeachably faithful, a translated story will feel and act differently in a new language.
Nick Admussen
The technical challenge of translation.
Nick Admussen
The violence of the struggle over this place raises many questions that center around the power to speak.
Nick Admussen
The creative output of the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Nick Admussen
Humor and love act like cat and mouse in this collection.
Nick Admussen
By James Shea.
Nick Admussen
Poetry
Nick Admussen
Poetry
Nick Admussen

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