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Bitite Vinklers

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Bitite Vinklers

Bitite Vinklers is a translator of Latvian folklore and contemporary literature. Her translations have been published in anthologies and periodicals including The Paris Review, Seneca Review, Words Without Borders, Circumference, and Denver Quarterly. She has recently finished a booklength manuscript of her translations of selected poetry by Imants Ziedonis. She lives in New York.

Articles by Bitite Vinklers

I Found a White Bean

By Anonymous

I found a white bean: where did I plant it? In the middle of a garden on a white sandy hill. Strong and tall, the beanstalk grew all the way to the sky; up the stalk, branch by branch, I climbed until…

Translated from Latvian by Bitite Vinklers

I Had a Brindled Cow

By Anonymous

I had a brindled cow, sheltered in the byre. What became of the brindled cow? I traded her for money. What became of the money? The river swept it away. What became of the river? Black bulls lapped it…

Translated from Latvian by Bitite Vinklers

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Articles by Bitite Vinklers

I Found a White Bean

I Had a Brindled Cow