“Warsaw, You Bitch!” by Soňa Pokorná

(August 21, 2023) Talíř, pryskyřice, hrášek, mrkev you repeat after me in Czech Pisze, pisze, pisze I repeat in Polish  and count the hours and the kilometers from one capital city to the other  I imagine the trip by train and the trip by bus  Look for an air ticket  want to leave right away…

“For My Bytovka-Fans*” by Soňa Pokorná, translated by Filip Noubel

wanted to make myself a cup of soup but found that I don’t have a cup wanted to have a cold lemonade from the fridge but couldn’t find the opener dancing in the early morning I wanted to toss my hair but forgot I don’t have any walking naked in the heat all over the…

“Untitled” by Soňa Pokorná, translated by Filip Noubel

Danger of broken glasses looming  So we canceled cheek kissing  And started hugging  — Crossing an infinity of hugs your hand’s touch in the kitchen Líbání na tváře jsme zrušili  hrozilo rozbití brýlí Začali jsme se tedy objímat  — A přes všechna ta obejmutí dotek tvé ruky v kuchyni  Soňa Pokorná is a Czech photographer…