Franca Mancinelli reflects on the simultaneously precarious and regenerative aspects of poetic language, in this latest instalment of a translational dialogue with John Taylor.
What Brings Us to a Halt (Part 1)
The Winding, Glorious Road to Publication
Yana Ellis tells Suzana Vuljevic about her experience seeing Zdravka Evtimova’s Bulgarian novel «The Wolves of Staro Selo» through the process of translation and publication.
Saving Lost Sounds
Neil Alexander Walker tells Peter Constantine about his scholarship and his efforts to document, preserve, and translate the Indigenous Pomoan languages of Northern California.
Like a Simile
Zeynep Özer excavates the linguistic and emotional intricacies of Alice Oswald’s long poem «Memorial», which she takes to be emblematic of the practice of creative translation.
On Translation, Codification, and Something in Between
Addison Bale takes an in-depth look at the work of Chinese-American painter Martin Wong and explores the degree to which his paintings can be considered “a site of translation.”
Above All, a Community
Sean Gasper Bye, Sophia Marisa Lucas, & Rachael Daum discuss the launch of the new ALTA website and all that it offers for the translation community.
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