When is a translation not a translation? When it’s a version. Or “poems after.” I like that. They’re definitely after, as Dafydd ap Gwilym was writing poems seven centuries ago. Now Matthew Francis has written those new versions. He compares…
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Tagged with: books, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Faber, Kishan Rajani, Matthew Francis, Poetry, Translation, Welsh
Posted in books, translation
Posted in books, translation
Dead poets translation society: “I was not there I don’t know”
How do you translate a dead poet? The November issue of Poetry magazine is dedicated to translation, with translator’s notes on each poem. I made a beeline for languages I know – and found they shared a problem. The poet…
Tagged with: Dafydd ap Gwilym, Dafydd Johnston, Gwyneth Lewis, Jennifer Grotz, Jerzy Ficowski, Piotr Sommer, Poetry, Polish, Translation, Welsh
Posted in history, poetry, translation
Posted in history, poetry, translation
