Part II of this five-part series depicts the beginning of the accidental pen-pal relationship between Diana growing up in the GDR and a girl growing up in the Soviet Union - the pivot of the whole story. We welcome readers to share their transnational cultural experiences with us, as well.
MoreOur LoveLy love columnist and I attended the LivelyriX open-air poetry slam at Leipzig's Panometer last week and had a very fun time; she wrote about it, I photographed, and you can see the result of our collaboration here.
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"I can't open my eyes / to watch the fluttering ring of lies (...) I can't move opinions / if
Longing for cake and applause? Maike invites you to come over and show off your Fernweh poetry chops.
Light Breathing and Yet, Doubtful Longing
Interspersing it with his love of lit, our resident glocal bookworm today gives us a slice-of-life view into his weekly squash matches with a female friend, peppered with conversations on love and relationships, and related flashbacks: "It is strange, this awkward dance between men and women... What remains elusive is a sure outlook or a
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The idea in this new column is for people to share their transnational cultural experiences that shaped and changed them in some important way; the debut, running as a series for the next five weeks, features a Leipzig novelist's relationship with all things Russian growing up in the old Karl-Marx-Stadt, and the friendship she built
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