Sunday Submissions: Words Without Borders ‘Poems in Translation Contest’
The winning poems will be selected by American poet Airea D. Matthews, along with the editors of Words Without Borders. Winning poets and translators will be awarded $150 each.
Poetry
Two Poems by Kamal Kheir Beik, tr. Salma Harland
A story circulated by his friends holds that a paper was found in his bloody shirt, which contained a last, unfinished, poem. It read: “By my horse / I laid dead on the pavement, homeland slipping away.”
Friday Finds: Poems from Najwan Darwish’s ‘Exhausted on the Cross’
In it, Zurita opens by quoting from the poem “My Defeated Banner,” of which he says that “in its devastating beauty, it represents one of the peak moments of his poetry as well as of the writing of our time.”
Friday Finds: On Translating Sudanese Fiction
The stories are part of a special portfolio of fiction from established and emerging Sudanese writers.
Upcoming Poetry Translation Centre Workshop, Focus: Mostafa Ibrahim
Places are limited, so organizers ask that those who book arrange to attend both sessions: Tuesday March 16 and Tuesday 23, from 18:30-20:00 GMT.
Monday Poetry: Ghareeb Iskander’s ‘Great Perplexity’
“In translating Derek Walcott / Words stalk / Like egrets do / In his later poems / Where he wanted / To speak of regret”
Sunday Submissions: Words Without Borders Communications Internship
The internship, which offers a stipend of $200 per week, requires a commitment of sixteen hours a week over the course of three months.
Saturday Events: Emily Drumsta on ‘Revolt Against the Sun’
The Brown University event is set for 12 – 1 p.m. EST on February 3, 2021. You can register to attend the webinar or follow on YouTube.
Salah Jahin’s ‘Cigarette Ash’
“And here I am, aimlessly wandering the streets / As the night weighs long and dark upon the land and I.”