Daniel Weissbort edited the magazine Modern Poetry in Translation, which he co-founded with the late Ted Hughes, from 1965-2003. He is an emeritus professor at the University of Iowa, where he directed the MFA Program in Translation. Currently, he is Honorary Professor in the Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Warwick. Weissbort has published numerous collections of translations and has edited several anthologies and collections of his own poetry, including Letters to Ted (Anvil, 2002).
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Oct 04, 7:00 pm Kaveh Akbar in conversation with Christopher Merrill
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Oct 06, 12:00 pm IWP Panel Discussion Series: "Style in the Hard Light of Algorithm"
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Oct 06, 5:00 pm International Writing Program: Shambaugh House Reading
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Feb 04 — Dec 01 Art & Write Night
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It is with genuine sorrow that we are learning of the sudden death of our alum, collaborator, and friend, the Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa. Lina Sinjab’s short film about him is one homage among many thoughtful recollections. RIP.
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The always-interesting Publishing Perspectives PRC bestseller list is currently topped by Chi Zijian, with recurrent appearances by Yu Hua and, inevitably, Mo Yan.
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...and the winner of Argentine’s 2023 Premio de novela Sara Gallardo is Derroche [Waste] by Maria Sonia Cristoff.
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Yamila Bêgné and María Sonia Cristoff are among the finalists for the 2023 Premio Nacional de Novela Sara Gallardo, awarded by Argentine’s Ministry of Culture.
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On the just-out longlist of the 2023 National Book Award for Translated Literature are Khaled Khalifa’s No One Prayed Over Their Graves (trs. Leri Price, from the Arabic) and Pilar Quintana’s Abyss (trs. Lisa Dillman, from the Spanish).
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