To coincide with the Prague Microfest, which begins tonight, Prague publisher Litteraria Pragensia has released three new books written or edited by writers based in Prague.

Prague’s Microfestival of literature returns next week for its third installment – a week of readings and discussions in Czech and English from a number of Prague-based and international writers. Colophon talked to festival organizer Louis Armand about the purpose of the festival and its place on the Prague literary landscape.

Mark Terrill, an American poet living in Germany, has published a new chapbook of prose poems as part of Poetry Salzburg Review’s new chapbook series. Terrill is one of the most exciting American poets now living in Europe and the publication of this chapbook, entitled Laughing Butcher Berlin Blues, is a welcome edition to the literary landscape.

This year’s Poetry Hearings, an annual English language poetry festival in Berlin, had a strong Prague contingent, with one performing poet and several audience members making the trek to Germany.