September 2011
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Today is International Translation Day →
[Today] Is International Translation Day
Posted on September 29, 2011 by Scott Esposito Translation has its own special day, and that day is [today]. Per Wikipedia, it’s celebrated on September 30 because that day coincides with “the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered as the patron saint of translators.”
English PEN will be hosting a day of panels...
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Maged Zaher on PennSound →
Poet Maged Zaher on Cross Cultural Poetics with host Leonard Schwartz
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Read the complete introductions to Wave's... →
Jorge Carrera Andrade’s Micrograms, translated from the Spanish by Joshua Beckman and Alejandro de Acosta, and Into the Snow: Selected Poems by Gennady Aygi, translated from the Russian by Sarah Valentine.
New Directions Publishing presents Kazuko... →
newdirectionspublishing:
Soon after the Japanese tsunami disaster occurred on March 11, poet Kazuko Shiraishi journeyed to one of the worst struck cities, Iwanuma. She wrote a poem in response to the devastation she saw before her. The original poem in Japanese was published in the June issue of Gendaishi Techoo in Japan. New Directions is proud to present the translation of Kazuko...
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ALL THE GARBAGE OF THE WORLD, UNITE! (by Kim... →
Kim Hyesoon reads ALL THE GARBAGE OF THE WORLD, UNITE!, translated by Don Mee Choi.
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SUBMIT!
In preparation for the festival, we’ll be posting photos, videos, and translation-related tidbits here on Wave’s tumblr. Send us your own photos or videos of poetry in translation, and if we post them, you’ll be entered in a drawing to receive a complimentary pass to the festival, and a festival welcome packet (which includes, among other delights: a handmade book, pamphlets, and...
3 Days of Poetry: POETRY IN TRANSLATION
Wave Books presents its 2nd annual 3 Days of Poetry festival. This year the festival will celebrate POETRY IN TRANSLATION, November 4th through 6th, in association with the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, featuring readings in the James Turrell Skyspace, art exhibitions, lectures, and discussions. Each day, attendees can choose from fifteen hour-long talks and readings,...
