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Layaali Arabic Music Performance

Join us at the Amherst College Powerhouse for an electrifying musical performance by Layaali, a Massachusetts-based group committed to furthering the appreciation of traditional Arab music and culture.
Doors open at 7pm on Thursday, March 26. Concert begins at 7:30pm.
Free and open to the public!
Part of the Copeland Colloquium Program at Amherst College.
Photo by Layaali Facebook Page.
Translation Master Class – Postponed

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. Check back for rescheduling. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Hisham Bustani and Thoraya El-Rayyes will lead a translation master class. Drawing on texts in an array of source languages, the master class will focus on important literary considerations for translators, translation techniques, and the experimental and collaborative process of translation.
To register, email info@thecommononline.org.
Part of the Copeland Colloquium Program at Amherst College.
The Best American Poetry 2012
The Best American Poetry 2012, ed. Mark Doty, included Mary Jo Salter’s “The Gods” and Honor Moore’s “Song,” both from The Common Issue 01.
The Review Review (2013)
The Review Review gives Issue 04 five stars, saying it “seamlessly blends style, presentation, and experimentation with pieces that celebrate the universal human experiences of love, loneliness, heartbreak, and anxiety.”
Like Fire (2011)
Like Fire welcomes The Common as “a fresh contender in the lovely summertime stream of literary journals, one that’s absolutely worth taking a look at.”
The Faster Times (2011)
The Faster Times reviews the first issue of The Common, celebrating the magazine as a “place for the placeless.”
The Millions (2012)
The Millions‘ Tiffany Gilbert writes about The Common in the City party on Tumblr.
NewPages (2010)
NewPages reviews Issue 00 in advance of our official debut, describing The Common‘s prose and poetry as “polished, refined, and serious.”
NewPages (2014)
NewPages reviews Issue 08, finding it “entertaining, informative, thought-provoking, and above all else … comforting.”