Slippage

Fall 2025

Letter from the Editors

History, as one betrayal after another

Anna Jackson translates from the Latin. Original by Gaius Valerius Catullus.

Five Classical Chinese Poems

Chen Zhongzhi translates from the Classical Chinese. Original by Multiple Poets.

A Painting That Is Worth Ten Thousand Words

Yuemin He translates from the Japanese.

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Katie Sandoval translates from the Japanese. Original by Matsuo Bashō.

Aryasaptashati of Govardhanacharya

Tabrez translates from the Sanskrit. Original by Govardhanacharya.

Flirations: A translation of 7478

Samantha Reilly translates from the Akkadian. Original by Unknown.

Two Riddles

Aaron Hostetter translates from the Old English. Original from the Exeter Book.

This work was published in a previous issue of Ancient Exchanges.

troades abridged

Matthew Stokdyk translates from the ancient Greek. Original by Euripides.

This work was published in a previous issue of Ancient Exchanges.

Somnium Scipionis

Hillary Yip translates from the Latin. Original by Marcus Tullius Cicero.

This work was published in a previous issue of Ancient Exchanges.

Joe Goodkin: Modern Homeric Bard

Podcast— James and Rachel interview Joe Goodkin