Poetry in Translation, Summer and Fall Events, and More

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend August 4, 2015 Poems in Translation   As Edward Hirsch has written, translation “brings the world to our doorstep.” In this newsletter, we’ve gathered a roundup of poems, essays, and multimedia about translation to fill your final months of summer with travels of a different kind. Enjoy!   Read a selection of poems by translators who’ve won our translation awards in the past.   “Caesarion” by C. P. Cavafy, translated by Avi Sharon “Birds in the Night” by Luis Cernuda, translated by Stephen Kessler “Mirrors” by Tada Chimako, translated by Jeffrey Angles “I, Up they soar” by Inger Christensen, translated by Susanna Nied “Ivory Black [Dissolves]” by Myriam Moscona, translated by Jen Hofer “Poem dedicated to Spatola” by Amelia Rosselli, translated by Jennifer Scappettone “The Composition of the Text” by Adriano Spatola, translated by Paul Vangelisti

An ABC of Translating Poetry   In this essay, translator Willis Barnstone provides current and prospective poetry translators with his alphabet of translation essentials. Read his twenty-six tips, suggestions, and observations on the process of rediscovering and recreating a work of verse in a different language. Poets Forum Tickets on Sale   Join us and our Board of Chancellors for a weekend of readings, lectures, conversations, and receptions from October 8 to 10.   Early-bird tickets are now available through September 15. Save 20% and have your name entered to win an additional ticket to A Reading by the Academy of American Poets Chancellors. Watch Arthur Sze discuss the importance of poetry in translation. Read Edward Hirsch on translation from A Poet’s Glossary. Watch Rigoberto González read poems from Unpeopled Eden. Our Summer Reading Series   Join us next week, on August 11 at 6:00 p.m., for our final summer reading, featuring poets Parneshia Jones, Patrick Phillips, and Jean Valentine at the historic New York Public Library. The reading will be held at the Margaret Liebman Berger Forum, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street. The event is free and open to the public. Timothy Liu's Poetic Lineage   In this video, recorded last fall at Poets Forum, Timothy Liu shares his experience reading a Louise Glück poem for the first time and how Glück's poetry continues to influence his work.   Sign Up for Teach This Poem   Produced for K-12 educators, Teach This Poem will feature one poem a week from our online poetry collection, accompanied by related visual art and classroom activities. This new series will be available for free via email beginning September 2, to coincide with the start of school. Sign up now! Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038