The Poetics of Translation Workshop Series - Fall 2020

The Poetics of Translation was a four-part series featuring several Eulalia Books translators who approached translation as a form of responsive writing and highlighted translation strategies as they apply to writing poetry. These interactive events were a combination of readings, presentations, Q&A sessions, and writing workshops and was open to all, no translation or foreign language experience necessary. Thank you to those who joined us for one or all of these sessions!

Workshops

September 2020

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The Mauve Desert, the book in discussion, is available for purchase on the Coach House Books website.

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Katabasis, the book in discussion, is available to purchase on the Eulalia Books website.

November 2020

October 2020

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Night in the North, the book in discussion, is available to purchase on the Eulalia Books website.

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Sleepless Nights Under Capitalism, the book in discussion, is available to purchase on the Eulalia Books website.

Bilingual Poetry Reading Workshop with Eulalia Books and co•im•press

Eulalia Books and co•im•press held a bilingual poetry reading at 7pm EST on Friday, October 30, featuring poet Lucía Estrada and translator Olivia Lott reading from Katabasis alongside poet Víctor Rodríguez Núñez and translator Katherine M. Hedeen reading from from a red barn. Thank you to everyone who attended!

Check out the book trailer for Lucía Estrada’s Katabasis, translated by Olivia Lott, a reading by translator Olivia Lott, and a recording of the bilingual poetry reading that took place over zoom for a glimpse at the atmosphere of a poetry reading!

Jeannine Marie Pitas - September 26, 2019

Jeannine Marie Pitas is the author of three poetry chapbooks and the translator of several Uruguayan poets, including Marosa di Giorgio. Her first full-length poetry collection, Things Seen and Unseen, was published by Mosaic Press in 2019. She lives in Iowa and teaches at the University of Dubuque.

Michelle Gil-Montero, editor at Eulalia Books, speaks to Jeannine Pitas, translator of Eco del Parque (Echo of the Park), by Romina Freschi, Eulalia’s first full-length book of poetry. Pitas describes her translation process, reads select poetry from the book, and answers attendees’ questions.

Rachel Galvin - May 1, 2019

Rachel Galvin, poet, translator, and scholar, was the final reader in the spring 2019 Saint Vincent College Visiting Writers Series. She is an associate professor at the University of Chicago and a co-founder of Outranspo, an international creative translation collective (www.outranspo.com).

Rachel Galvin reads from Elevated Threat Level, a collection of her lyric poetry that reflects on news reporting, natural disasters, journalist safety, and much more.

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