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Romanian-American poet, writer, translator, and dialogue specialist. Latest translation: THE SUMMER MY MOTHER HAD GREEN EYES by Tatiana Tibuleac, Deep Vellum Upcoming translation: Deep Fakes: Collected Poems by Dan Sociu, World Poetry Books 2026

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I was honored to take part in the public humanities project, Through the Lens of K-Drama, with a discussion of Crash Landing on You. Towards the end, I discuss how the show humanizes the geopolitics of division - something we very much need everywhere today www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSxb...

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JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

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Crash Landing on You: Life Under Communism in North Korea and Romania

YouTube video by Through the Lens of K-Drama

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Pope Leo has spoken out against the treatment of migrants in the United States several times over the last year.

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Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Migrant Crossing Island

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Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione (1837-1899), Italian aristocrat & pioneering figure in the early history of photography #WomensArt

Dallas! Chicago! NYC! SF! DC! Tatiana Tîbuleac and Monica Cure are coming to you on an incredible 5-city tour to celebrate The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes — sponsored by the Romanian Cultural Institute! We’ll see you there.

“There is one thing I’m good at, and that’s looking at the sea.” —Marguerite Duras

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