Upcoming Translation Events (Virtual & In-Person): August 2024

Tuesday, August 6:

Haleh Liza Gafori Leads Literary Seminar on Rumi | The Academy of American Poets presents a new, three-part literary seminar on the work and life of Rumi, led by poet, translator, and musician Haleh Liza Gafori. Gafori—translator of Rumi's Gold (NYRB Classics 2022) from the original Farsi and the first Iranian American female poet to translate Rumi’s ghazals into English—will discuss a selection of Rumi's poems, exploring recurring themes, such as divine love, the death of the ego, heartache, ecstasy, and liberation. The seminar will meet virtually over the first three Tuesdays of August. Registration and fee required. Virtual. Hosted by the Academy of American Poets. More info here. 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. (ET)

Friday, August 9:

Craft Class with Jenna Tang: Translating Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise | The Accent Society presents a craft class where Jenna Tang, English translator of Fang Si-Chi's First Love Paradise, talks about the challenges she encountered. Registration and fee required. Virtual. Hosted by the Accent Society. More info here. 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. (ET) 

Saturday, August 10:

Transnational Literature Series: Eva Baltasar and Julia Sanches with Polly Barton | Join the Transnational Literature Series at Brookline Booksmith for a virtual event with author Eva Baltasar and translator Julia Sanches to discuss and celebrate the release of Mammoth. They will be in conversation with translator and writer Polly Barton. Registration required. Virtual. Hosted by Brookline Booksmith. More info here. Starts at 12:00 p.m. (ET)

Thursday, August 15:

Workshop: Transform Your Writing Through Translation with Kotryna Garanasvili | How can translating make you a better writer? Find a new approach to bring fresh eyes to your work and make each word count in this dynamic workshop led by translator and writer Kotryna Garanasvili. Registration and fee required. Virtual. Hosted by the National Centre for Writing. More info here. 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. (ET)

Friday, August 23:

Circumference Issue 12 Party + Reading | Circumference is a magazine of literature in translation and international culture. Issue 12 includes poems and prose translated from Chinese, French, German, Hungarian, Kurdish, Nepali, Polish, Sanskrit, Spanish, Swedish, and Tamil. In-person. Entry fee required. More info here. Starts at 7:30 p.m. (ET)

Tuesday, August 27:

Translation Conversation Series: Jennifer Feeley presents Xi Xi's Mourning a Breast, with Dorothy Tse and Emmeline Clein | Jennifer Feeley presents her translation of Mourning a Breast by Xi Xi at this reading and conversation with Dorothy Tse and Emmeline Clein. In-person. Hosted by McNally Jackson Seaport. More info here. Starts at 6:30 p.m. (ET)

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