"It became clear to me in my search for Jimmy, that he was himself not only a prophet for his time but one of its greatest lovers" - David Leeming. Some super recap videos and lines to save! cheusecenter.gmu.edu/article…cheusecenter.gmu.edu/article…
Marta Sanz: A DC Journey.
Our 2025 Writer-in-Residence from Spain, Marta Sanz, explored D.C. through literature and connection, sharing My Clavicle with translator Katie King and interpreter Magdalena Navarro.
Read the full article here: cheusecenter.gmu.edu/article…
Grateful to our collaborators at Spain Arts & Culture, Busboys and Poets, Mason Exhibitions, and The Middle East Institute for making this journey possible!
Is translation art or something stranger? ✍️ Don’t miss Peter Cole & Judy Leserman at our keynote conversation: Translators of Desire.
📅 Sept 30 | 4:30 PM | GMU Fairfax
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How do poetry & translation reclaim histories of trauma & injustice? Join Grzegorz Kwiatkowski & Randi Ward for a conversation at Day of Translation. Moderated by Vivek Narayanan.
📅 Sept 30 | 12 PM | GMU Fairfax
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Join us for Day of Translation! How do poetry and translation reclaim histories of trauma? Join Grzegorz Kwiatkowski and Randi Ward our opening panel at Day of Translation. 📅 Tuesday, Sept. 30 | 12 PM 📍 Gillespie Gallery, GMU Fairfax
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Let’s Talk: Translation Festival
Join Marta Sanz, Peter Cole & a bouquet of multilingual writers for an evening of readings, conversation & community.
📅 Mon, Sept 29 | 5:30–8:30 PM
📍 Busboys & Poets, 14th St NW, DC
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Attention all Boston-area Punjabi princesses, book club aunties, Khan Market influence peddlers and B-list maharajas. A week from today, I am interviewing the irrepressible @AatishTaseer at Porter Square Books about his haunting new memoir. Come with questions.
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On July 9, Kurdish writer Yavuz Ekinci will be back on trial for his writing even though the case was previously dismissed.
We echo @pen_int’s calls for #Türkiye to drop these charges against him—imagination and expression should not be punished.
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This warehouse supports @PenUkraine's extraordinary efforts to supply libraries on the front lines with books through their #UnbreakableLibraries project. Its damage from a Russian missile is yet another example of the war’s devastating impact on Ukrainian culture.
This is a book depository in Kyiv where we store English and bilingual books for local libraries in frontline areas.
It was damaged during massive Russian missile strike.
Around 11,000 books were inside at the time of the attack. The ceiling collapsed, windows shattered. (1/4)
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"This may be the first year where more people will leave the United States than will come. The last time that happened was during the Depression."
Linda Chavez joins @monacharen to discuss her new novel and America's rising nativism and authoritarianism:
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