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We are an independent nonprofit press that publishes and promotes highquality English translations of literature from Central Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Books Published by Plamen Press Fiction Poetry and Song News Events and Literature in Translation Book Launch for People and Trees On November 21 2024 Plamen Press in collaboration with The Alan Cheuse International Writers Center and The Writers Center in Bethesda organized a book launch for Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylislis Translation of the Week Sisyphus and I by Ilja Kostovski Sisyphus and I By Ilja Kostovski Translated by Jack Hirschman May 1 2024 marks the birthday of Macedonian poet and literary scholar Ilja Kostovski. In celebration we are featuring Sisyphus Vasyl Makhnos Paper Bridge Featured in Asymptote. Paper Bridge by Ukrainian poet Vasyl Makhno translated by Olena Jennings is featured in an insightful article by Ian Ross Singleton in Asymptote magazine.