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The Literary Program includes
the publication of TWO LINES, founded
in 1994, and a series of public readings of international
literature at venues around the Bay Area. The
program also offers symposia and lectures on
the art of translation. TWO LINES and
the literary readings series play a pivotal role
in preserving and promoting the cultural heritage
of diverse communities by bringing world literature—both
contemporary and classic—to new audiences.
Poetry Inside Out (PIO) is
a literary arts program serving bilingual public
school students in elementary and middle schools
in the San Francisco Bay Area. PIO brings literary
translators into Bay Area public schools to work
with bilingual students. The PIO program seeks
to demonstrate the benefits of bilingualism,
encourage language learning, and promote reading
and translation skills through a series of activities,
culminating in anthologies of student work and
public poetry recitals.
Currently, the PIO program works predominantly
with Latino students who are bilingual in Spanish,
but a pilot program to expand to Chinese bilingual
classrooms is in the works.
Cultural Forum Series:CAT has
hosted three interdisciplinary arts events as
part of its Cultural Forum series. Each event
featured the music, dance and poetry of a single
culture. Most recently, CAT presented the Sundanese
culture of West Java, Indonesia.
The poetry and fiction featured in CAT’s
publications, readings, and events represent
over 50 countries, including Cuba, South Africa,
Abkhazia, Russia, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico,
Buryat Republic, France, and Israel.
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