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Where is Pablo Frank?

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By Alex Tan
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Katerina Iliopoulou weaves motion into language as she translates quick- moving images into a poem. From Where Is Pablo Frank? by Yiannis Isidorou. Courtesy of the artist. This poem is a translation in words of Yiannis Isidorou’s video of the same title: This poem is a translation in words of Yiannis Isidorou’s video of the same title: Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms and Conditions
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A Woman’s Presence Completes the Existence of a Man

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By Alex Tan
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“Dog Mauls Man.” This was not the news. “Man Mauls Dog.” This was the news that would appear in the headlines of the dailies—and people would rush in a clamor to buy a copy. In the old days, if dense clouds covered the sky and the rain turned the clouds amber, there would be an outcry: A murder must have taken place somewhere, and this was why nature was raging. But in the time I’m talking about, neither nature nor journalists raged, because even a man mauling a dog was no longer news.
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A Country Doctor

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By Alex Tan
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Evening was already unfolding and the cicadas were chirping to the sound of the gushing Abuyô river when the last patient of the day bade goodbye to the mother and daughter. As she brewed coffee, Lorena gazed toward the hilltops facing their hut. A little while later, she smiled and whispered to Gefuwen. “Fuwen, they’re here.” The thistles below the hilltop spewed out seven armed shadows on their way to the hut. It was Ka Mapalad’s platoon.
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