Oktay Rifat’s poem Starry View, co-translated with Lydia Host, published in The Southern Review in their Summer 2023 issue.
Nominated for Best Literary Translations 2025 published by Deep Vellum, “the largest publisher of literature in translation in the US.”
The Southern Review is one of the United State’s premier literary journals. Hailed by Time as “superior to any other journal in the English language,” the Southern Review has made literary history since its founding in 1935. The Southern Review strives to discover and promote a diverse array of engaging, relevant, and challenging literature—including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation from literary luminaries as well as the best established and emerging writers. The journal also features a broad range of visual artists from across the South and around the globe.