Introduction
Journal: The Massachusetts review
Year: 2023

Introduction Jim Hicks FOR DECADES NOW, I've noticed that nearly every writer I love has a foot in at least two countries. And it's not just me. Literary prizes, at least in the languages I read easily, all seem to go to two- or three-nation writers these days. I don't have to list them; no doubt you can do that for yourself. If you've been paying attention, you'll know who I mean. So that's one thing. The other, well . . . it's summer, so aren't we supposed to travel? If not now, when? It's not