Nation Aug 17 How bad translation by court interpreters can turn misunderstanding into injustice By Rebecca Beitsch, Stateline
Poetry Mar 28 Poet Fatemeh Shams takes on politics in post-revolution Iran Fatemeh Shams grew up in Mashhad in northeast Iran, in a conservative environment where she said she found it challenging to express her doubts about religion and explore her identity as a woman. By Corinne Segal
Dec 23 Watch Dick Davis reads ‘I see no love in anyone’ Persian literature scholar Dick Davis reads a poem by the renowned 14 century poet Hafez.
Nov 11 Watch Stephen Mitchell Reads from ‘The Iliad’ by Homer Stephen Mitchell reads from his translation of 'The Iliad' by Homer.
Nov 11 Watch Conversation: Stephen Mitchell’s ‘The Iliad’ by Homer Jeffrey Brown talks to Stephen Mitchell about his translation of 'The Iliad' by Homer.
Sep 15 Author Per Petterson Reads from Newly Translated Novel “I Curse the River of Time” Norwegian author Per Petterson reads from his novel "I Curse this River of Time."… Continue reading
May 17 Weekly Poem: ‘Necklace’ By Tom LeGro Farzaneh Milani is also one of the translators of Simin Behbahani, Iran's foremost living poet. Behbahani has published 19 books of poems, two collections of short stories, a memoir of her late husband and numerous literary articles, essays and interviews. Continue reading
Apr 01 New Translation Is a Song to the Psalms To help combat depression, Pamela Greenberg flipped through the Book of Psalms in Hebrew, taking time to translate the ones that spoke out to her on any given day. Over time, Greenberg found she had translated so many, she decided… Continue reading
Mar 26 Conversation: Open Letter’s Translated Works Find a Ready Audience By Molly Finnegan Open Letter Books, a small press operating out of the University of Rochester in New York, is trying to offer those readers a head start. Unlike some large publishing houses that occasionally release translated works, Open Letter only publishes works… Continue reading
Dec 31 Thursday on the NewsHour: Poetic Partnership By Tom LeGro You can watch Vera Pavlova read poems not shown on the program below and also check out our Poetry Series page for additional material. Continue reading