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The Center for the Art of Translation builds a vibrant cross-cultural community through its award-winning publisher Two Lines Press, dynamic events that connect readers and translators, and the educational program Poetry Inside Out, which brings poetry translation into classrooms.

Aug 4–6, 2026|3:30–5:00 pm
Poetry Inside Out Teacher Workshop: August 2026

Sign up for a teacher workshop to bring Poetry Inside Out poetry and translation lessons to your classroom.

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Aug 18, 2026|6:00pm
SFPL On the Same Page presents Sea Now

Author Eva Meijer and translator Anne Thompson-Melo visit the San Francisco Public Library to discuss Sea Now, the July-August On the Same Page book selection.

San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street

Koret Auditorium, Main Library

Two Lines Press
Sep 24, 2026
Day of Translation 2026

Join the Center for the Art of Translation at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, NY (or via livestream) for the 7th annual Day of Translation with featured keynote Emily Wilson.

The Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY
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Graphic announcing Day of Translation 2026, Sep 24 at The Center for Fiction, in Brooklyn, NY
Day of Translation 2026

The Center for the Art of Translation presents the seventh annual Day of Translation in partnership with The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn! Whether you are a literary translator, an avid reader, or simply curious about the movement of ideas across languages and cultures, come celebrate the deeply human art of translation with us.

 

This day of conversations about language and literature features three free, provocative panels on translation, broadly defined, from 1 to 6 PM, and culminates in a 7 PM ticketed keynote by translator Emily Wilson.

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