Poetry's Geographies: A Transatlantic Anthology of Translations
Poetry's Geographies: A Transatlantic Anthology of Translations
Katherine M. Hedeen (editor), Zoë Skoulding (editor), Kareem James Abu-Zeld (contributor), Don Mee Choi (contributor), Sasha Dugdale (contributor), Daniel Eltringham (contributor), Forrest Gander (contributor), Johannes Gorranson (contributor), Meena Kandasamy (contributor), Ghazal Mosadeq (contributor), Erin Moure (contributor), Stephen Watts (contributor)
Organized around the translators (rather than the poets), with essays discussing the poetics and politics of their translations, this ground-breaking anthology forms unruly geographical lines of connection rather than underscoring existing national canons—shaping new understandings of contemporary poetry’s transnational commitments.
Featuring some of the most prominent poet-translators from both sides of the Atlantic, Poetry's Geographies radically foregrounds the role of translators as bridge-builders and activists, with a crucial role in revealing the structures through which poetry moves and circulates.
As poet-translator Zoë Skoulding writes in her introduction, this book presents the art of translation as a "chance to live in the multiplicity of languages and the spaces of relation that it opens up."
Reviews at Asymptote and Periodicities
Poetry & Essays, Multilingual
Publication date: March 1, 2023
ISBN-13: 979–8–986353–90–6
Format: Softcover, 314 pages, 9"x6"
