James Richie
@jameslrichie.bsky.social
Literary Translator, researcher, and instructor
Translations have been posted in Anomaly, Latin American Literature Today, Hayden's Ferry Review, and Journal of Italian Translation
Translations have been posted in Anomaly, Latin American Literature Today, Hayden's Ferry Review, and Journal of Italian Translation
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James Richie
@jameslrichie.bsky.social
· Oct 17
We’re proud to announce Hayden’s Ferry Review’s 2025 Best of the Net nominations! ✨
Congratulations to all the incredible writers and artists whose work has been recognized this year. Your voices continue to expand the boundaries of imagination!
#poetry #fiction #nonfiction
Congratulations to all the incredible writers and artists whose work has been recognized this year. Your voices continue to expand the boundaries of imagination!
#poetry #fiction #nonfiction
I'm amazed by this recognition from @haydensferryreview.bsky.social!!!!
#Poetry
#Translation
#Poesía
#Traducción
#Poetry
#Translation
#Poesía
#Traducción
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The Sundress Academy for the Arts is excited to present “Love Hurts: Writing the Break-up Poem,” a workshop led by Amie Whittemore on Wednesday, February 11th from 6:00-7:30 PM EST. Participants can access the event virtually with the password: SAFTA.
February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The Sundress Academy for the Arts is excited to present “Love Hurts: Writing the Break-up Poem,” a workshop led by Amie Whittemore on Wednesday, February 11th from 6:00-7:30 PM EST. Participants can access the event virtually with the password: SAFTA.
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"Forget, forget, and leave us with just
this now, experience the stars clearing through,
penetrating the night sky; like the moon..."
—Wally Swist translates Rainer Maria Rilke
anmly.org/ap41/wally-s...
this now, experience the stars clearing through,
penetrating the night sky; like the moon..."
—Wally Swist translates Rainer Maria Rilke
anmly.org/ap41/wally-s...
Wally Swist translates Rainer Maria Rilke – ANMLY
anmly.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
"Forget, forget, and leave us with just
this now, experience the stars clearing through,
penetrating the night sky; like the moon..."
—Wally Swist translates Rainer Maria Rilke
anmly.org/ap41/wally-s...
this now, experience the stars clearing through,
penetrating the night sky; like the moon..."
—Wally Swist translates Rainer Maria Rilke
anmly.org/ap41/wally-s...
He's just chilling while watching Lost Highway
February 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
He's just chilling while watching Lost Highway
It is better not to speak of things you do not understand
- Lao Tzu
Translation, John McDonald
- Lao Tzu
Translation, John McDonald
January 31, 2026 at 4:24 AM
It is better not to speak of things you do not understand
- Lao Tzu
Translation, John McDonald
- Lao Tzu
Translation, John McDonald
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Remembering William Claude Dukenfield, better known as the late 🇺🇸American comedian, actor, juggler and writer W.C.Fields (29 January 1880 – 25 December 1946) born #OnThisDay in Darby, Pennsylvania
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Remembering William Claude Dukenfield, better known as the late 🇺🇸American comedian, actor, juggler and writer W.C.Fields (29 January 1880 – 25 December 1946) born #OnThisDay in Darby, Pennsylvania
Great work, as always, from @danadelibovi.bsky.social and Rocío Cerón!
#Poesía #Translation
www.asymptotejournal.com/poetry/auric...
#Poesía #Translation
www.asymptotejournal.com/poetry/auric...
Áurica Speculari (A Fragment) - Asymptote
CAMOUFLAGE and function            evocative tone / secret sum                              ...
www.asymptotejournal.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Great work, as always, from @danadelibovi.bsky.social and Rocío Cerón!
#Poesía #Translation
www.asymptotejournal.com/poetry/auric...
#Poesía #Translation
www.asymptotejournal.com/poetry/auric...
"If you don't write when you don't have time for it, you won't write when you do have time for it"
-Katerina Stoykova
#BooksandWriting
-Katerina Stoykova
#BooksandWriting
January 28, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"If you don't write when you don't have time for it, you won't write when you do have time for it"
-Katerina Stoykova
#BooksandWriting
-Katerina Stoykova
#BooksandWriting
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i know things have been bleak but i'm currently listening to my child get her first drum lesson and it's the cutest and most life affirming thing I've ever experienced.
i hope everyone finds some moments to feel human.
i hope everyone finds some moments to feel human.
January 27, 2026 at 1:12 AM
i know things have been bleak but i'm currently listening to my child get her first drum lesson and it's the cutest and most life affirming thing I've ever experienced.
i hope everyone finds some moments to feel human.
i hope everyone finds some moments to feel human.
"On the contrary, the [modern] citizen, always active, sweats, agitates himself, torments himself incessantly in order to seek still more laborious occupations; he works to death, even if he rushes to it in order to get a condition to live, or renounces life to achieve immortality"
Rousseau
Rousseau
January 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
"On the contrary, the [modern] citizen, always active, sweats, agitates himself, torments himself incessantly in order to seek still more laborious occupations; he works to death, even if he rushes to it in order to get a condition to live, or renounces life to achieve immortality"
Rousseau
Rousseau
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Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Alex Pretti
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Alex Pretti
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"they don't deserve our fear" is a profound thing to say imo & I'm grateful for it
distrust yes caution yes. fear God maybe (proverbs 9:10 though I have long-winded thoughts about the fear of God). these men terrorizing citizens may be a lot of things but they don't know the first thing about God
distrust yes caution yes. fear God maybe (proverbs 9:10 though I have long-winded thoughts about the fear of God). these men terrorizing citizens may be a lot of things but they don't know the first thing about God
because they don’t deserve our fear
🤔
January 26, 2026 at 1:20 AM
"they don't deserve our fear" is a profound thing to say imo & I'm grateful for it
distrust yes caution yes. fear God maybe (proverbs 9:10 though I have long-winded thoughts about the fear of God). these men terrorizing citizens may be a lot of things but they don't know the first thing about God
distrust yes caution yes. fear God maybe (proverbs 9:10 though I have long-winded thoughts about the fear of God). these men terrorizing citizens may be a lot of things but they don't know the first thing about God
The poem "Dar" by Víctor Cabrera and my translation from my presentation at the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture since 1900.
#PoetrySky #Translation
#PoetrySky #Translation
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The poem "Dar" by Víctor Cabrera and my translation from my presentation at the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture since 1900.
#PoetrySky #Translation
#PoetrySky #Translation
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The Way We Love Something Small
The translucent claws of newborn mice
poets.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Están poniendo "Africa" por Toto en Aspen
January 18, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Están poniendo "Africa" por Toto en Aspen
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New favourite example of scalar implicature
January 18, 2026 at 4:13 PM
New favourite example of scalar implicature
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It’s ironic that they’re like “if we do ethnic cleansing we’ll have a high trust neighborly society” and then Minneapolis is literally doing high trust neighborly society and they’re like nooooo
Many Americans are terrible neighbors to each other, and that is why MN is striking everyone as extraordinary activism... when they are telling us that it is not. They're good neighbors!
It's no wonder that "being a shitty neighbor" is the hallmark of our domestic politics and our foreign policy.
It's no wonder that "being a shitty neighbor" is the hallmark of our domestic politics and our foreign policy.
January 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
It’s ironic that they’re like “if we do ethnic cleansing we’ll have a high trust neighborly society” and then Minneapolis is literally doing high trust neighborly society and they’re like nooooo
I'm not a Disney adult; I'm a Shrek adult.
January 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I'm not a Disney adult; I'm a Shrek adult.
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Buddhism isn’t static, and neither is how we understand it. Tricycle’s Buddhism for Beginners has been thoughtfully updated to reflect new scholarship and the realities of contemporary Buddhist life.
Explore the revised resource for free at the link below!
Explore the revised resource for free at the link below!
Buddhism for Beginners
Buddhism for Beginners is your free gateway to the vast and varied world of the Buddha’s teachings. Created for those new to Buddhism, it offers a clear,
tricycle.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Buddhism isn’t static, and neither is how we understand it. Tricycle’s Buddhism for Beginners has been thoughtfully updated to reflect new scholarship and the realities of contemporary Buddhist life.
Explore the revised resource for free at the link below!
Explore the revised resource for free at the link below!
Started a phrase in an academic essay with "According to Harold Bloom..."and then, at the end of the quotation, the citation was (6-7). It made me picture Harold Bloom saying "six, seven."
January 17, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Started a phrase in an academic essay with "According to Harold Bloom..."and then, at the end of the quotation, the citation was (6-7). It made me picture Harold Bloom saying "six, seven."
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Why are we not working 15-hours a week as John Maynard Keynes predicted?
This is related to what David Graeber calls: 'Bullshit Jobs.'
This is related to what David Graeber calls: 'Bullshit Jobs.'
January 16, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Why are we not working 15-hours a week as John Maynard Keynes predicted?
This is related to what David Graeber calls: 'Bullshit Jobs.'
This is related to what David Graeber calls: 'Bullshit Jobs.'