Translation on Tap, March 1 – 15, 2017

Is it spring yet? Anyhow, there’s translation in the air. Here’s what’s coming up.

Saturday, March 4:

Translation at the Margins: part of the 2017 Festival Neue Literatur, this event is devoted to the importance of translating LGBTQ voices, voices of people of color, voices of women, and voices of writers from countries recently affected by the U.S. immigration ban, featuring translators John Keene, Sara Khalili, Translationista in conversation with Rivka Galchen, Michel Moushabeck, John Freeman, and Valeria Luiselli, moderated by translator Tess Lewis. RSVP strongly recommended. More information here. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 14:

Launch event for The Little Typewriter by Siegfried Krakauer, with translators Meghan Forbes, Alex Zucker, and Jennifer Zoble. More information here. Book Culture, 536 W. 112th St., 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 21:

Launch event for Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry, featuring the book’s editor, translator Karen van Dyck, joined by Maria Margarin’s, Hiva Panahi, Gazmend Kapllani, and Yusef Komunyakaa. More information here. McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince St., 7:00 p.m.

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