Translation

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By Anastasia ⋅ March 19, 2007 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

Today, I’ve unearthed this new journal of works in translation being published at BU. It’s currently composed largely of student work but seems to aspire towards increasing in professionalism. In any case, all of its “Issue 0″ is on-line in its 142-page glory of short essaylets on literatures and translations for your skimming pleasure.

Of particular note perhaps is a translation of a poem by Mahmoud Darwish, an awe-inspiring Palestinian poet whom I once saw read at Swarthmore. (And considering the omnipresence of FBI and police on campus that day for a translation event, I probably should describe it at some later date.) The man left me wonder-struck by his poems–in any language–and you can enjoy one in both English and Arabic at the link above starting at about page 23 of the .pdf file.