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’— Faisal Mohyuddin‘A collection that will resonate long after you have turned the last page

embracing strands of love

and searches for a lost beloved

—Penelope Shuttle

Virgula by Sasja Janssen, translated by Michele Hutchison Laurel2022 ’ says her translatorVirgula, the Latin word for a comma, is what moves thoughts and languages forward and what stops the stillness. I long for a full stop, but my Virgulas are wary of employing them, I press them close as though death were breathing down my neck In Virgula, Sasja Janssens award winning collection, the comma becomes much more than a punctuation mark; it stops the stillness and allows thoughts and language to move forward. Virgula is invoked as a muse and