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Shanahan: ‘A Hard-Headed Refusal To Give In’ While translator and co-guest editor Scott Shanahan at Words Without Borders‘ magazine this month works well in his introductory essay to stress that Galician is neither a dialect nor a transcription of Spanish or Portuguese, the Galician region in northwestern Spain is known this year for its decree that the coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine is compulsory for all 2.7 million inhabitants. Fines for non-compliance are reported to range from €1,000 to €60,000 (US$1,193 to $71,589), The Local reported late last month, and Spain on Sunday (March ...

Writing Against Estrangement in Galicia No doubt a few Galicians will think it in very bad taste to inaugurate this issue with a likeness to their higher profile southern neighbors, but because there may be a great many glad for the comparison, I can hardly imagine a better point of entry to the little-known trove that is Galician literature. Indeed, ever since the independence of Portugal in 1143 from the Spanish Kingdom of León, and the subsequent split of their common vulgar tongue, debate has raged over just where (and when) to draw the border between Galician and Portuguese, if one need...

Essays, or the Opening and Closing of the Okra Flowers During the Eclipse The work of German photographer Karl Blossfeldt and his relationship to plants is reimagined in this poem by 2019 Poems in Translation Contest winner Alba Cid from her collection Atlas . we ripple Edgar Allan Poe 1. A catalog for Karl Blossfeldt. 2. A creation that can only be seen head-on, one which celebrates the detail: fingers plucking petals and sepals to discover 3. the corolla (chrysanthemum) 4. the structures (sage) 5. a nearly nonexistent world: interior, spores, silences (nothing better than a panicle to catc...

search February 18, 2021 (New York, NY)— The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce the 2021 Poems in Translation Contest produced by Words Without Borders—the digital magazine for international literature and a content partner of the Academy—to spotlight groundbreaking work by poets and translators around the world. The four winning translated poems will be co-published in Poem-a-Day, the popular daily poetry series produced by the Academy of American Poets, and in Words Without Borders throughout September, which is National Translation Month.  The contest is open to submi...

Words Without Borders Announces 2021 Poems in Translation Contest Winning Poems to Be Published in Poem-a-Day and WWB   We’re pleased to announce the 2021 WWB Poems in Translation Contest spotlighting groundbreaking work by poets and translators around the world. The contest is open to submissions of contemporary international poetry translated from other languages into English. Four winning poems will be co-published in Words Without Borders and Poem-a-Day, the popular daily poetry series produced by the Academy of American Poets, throughout September, which is National Translation Month....