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BCLT Summer School, Part 2: creative writing?!

Posted on July 30, 2016 by forwardtranslations

The BCLT summer school now has a creative writing focus as well as the main emphasis on translation, and I was awaiting the writing workshops with a certain trepidation – the whole point of being a translator is that you … Continue reading →

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On being more than a dictionary: translators as poets

Posted on October 4, 2015 by forwardtranslations

I’ve just got back from a weekend of translation events, socialising, networking. There was the annual International Translation Day conference at the British Library, and then there was the ITI German network workshop. They were both great events and I … Continue reading →

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On Finding Inspiration in the Unlikeliest Places: Poetry Again

Posted on September 13, 2013 by forwardtranslations

As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been trying to read poetry lately. And as the title of this post suggests, I’ve been finding inspiration for that endeavour in the unlikeliest of places. Not so long ago, I re-read Josephine Tey‘s To … Continue reading →

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Of Mutability by Jo Shapcott – tentative steps towards poetry

Posted on August 1, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Apparently, the Summer Reads programme put together by Writer’s Centre Norwich always includes a book of poetry. And among the slim volumes I picked up after the Learning to Love Poetry event were this year’s poetry pick and the one … Continue reading →

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On Learning to Love Poetry

Posted on July 19, 2013 by forwardtranslations

I’ve said on here before that I don’t “get” poetry. I never really studied much at school (which is perhaps a blessing in disguise as it hasn’t been killed by analysis for me) but it’s left me with a whole … Continue reading →

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Mother Departs

Posted on April 19, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Mother Departs by Tadeusz Różewicz and translated by Barbara Bogoczek was kindly sent to me for review by the lovely people at Stork Press. Described as “a unique mix of prose and poetry” and “a profoundly moving exploration of the … Continue reading →

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