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Vocamus Writing Series

Poetry In Translation
2020-02-09 14:00:00 2020-02-09 15:00:00 America/New_York Vocamus Writing Series Gather practical tips on how to translate some of your favourite poems into a second language. Please register. Adults. Main - Program Room

Sunday, February 09
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2020-02-09 14:00:00 2020-02-09 15:00:00 America/New_York Vocamus Writing Series Gather practical tips on how to translate some of your favourite poems into a second language. Please register. Adults. Main - Program Room

Main

Program Room

Gather practical tips on how to translate some of your favourite poems into a second language. Please register. Adults.

“A translation is an X-ray, not a Xerox” -Willis Barnstone.

Come hear some excellent examples of poetry read in their original language and English translation. Gather practical tips on how to translate some of your favourite poems into a second language. Alternately, become inspired to seek out a greater diversity of writers in your personal reading list. Please register. Adults.

Nina Kirkegaard is a French student at the University of Guelph. She is also fluent in Spanish and speaks some Danish. She focuses her studies on translation and has been involved in the Guelph writing community since 2016. Her poetry has been published by Vocamus Press.

 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Workshops |

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