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CAT’s online journal is a space for reflections on literary translation, news from the Center for the Art of Translation, discussions about language and craft, curated reading lists, and features celebrating translators and community members who bring global voices to new audiences.

April is National Poetry Month!
Article | Apr 9, 2019
April is National Poetry Month!
Quakes
Article | Apr 2, 2019
Quakes
By Christina MacSweeney
March 2019 Translation News Roundup
Article | Mar 29, 2019
March 2019 Translation News Roundup
Excerpt from “Writing the Reality We Want: A Conversation on Some Potentials of Translation”
Article | Mar 21, 2019
Excerpt from “Writing the Reality We Want: A Conversation on Some Potentials of Translation”
By Eleanor Goodman
An Otherwise Blameless Life
Article | Mar 18, 2019
An Otherwise Blameless Life
By Alta L. Price
An Excerpt from “Collaboration”
Article | Mar 14, 2019
An Excerpt from “Collaboration”
By Heather Cleary
Meet Johannes Anyuru
Article | Mar 6, 2019
Meet Johannes Anyuru
An Excerpt from “Silence, Exile, and Translation”
Article | Mar 5, 2019
An Excerpt from “Silence, Exile, and Translation”
By Bradley Schmidt
There is no one correct answer: notes from a Philadelphia Poetry Inside Out classroom
Article | Feb 25, 2019
There is no one correct answer: notes from a Philadelphia Poetry Inside Out classroom
By Erin Branagan
An Excerpt from “The New Knowledge”
Article | Feb 21, 2019
An Excerpt from “The New Knowledge”
By Madhu H. Kaza
Center for the Art of Translation Receives NEA grant
Article | Feb 16, 2019
Center for the Art of Translation Receives NEA grant
By Erin Branagan
Your Spring 2019 Reading List: 15 Books in Translation We’re Excited About!
Article | Feb 15, 2019
Your Spring 2019 Reading List: 15 Books in Translation We’re Excited About!
By Erin Branagan
Now Available: Lord by João Gilberto Noll
Article | Feb 12, 2019
Now Available: Lord by João Gilberto Noll
The Korean Poet and Translator You Absolutely Need to Be Reading
Article | Feb 7, 2019
The Korean Poet and Translator You Absolutely Need to Be Reading
January 2019 Translation Roundup
Article | Jan 31, 2019
January 2019 Translation Roundup
7 Authors You Read First in Two Lines
Article | Jan 25, 2019
7 Authors You Read First in Two Lines
2019 Sneak Peek
Article | Jan 23, 2019
2019 Sneak Peek
On the Outside Looking In
Article | Nov 12, 2018
On the Outside Looking In
By Marian Schwartz
CAT Book Club: Leonid Yuzefovich
Article | Nov 8, 2018
CAT Book Club: Leonid Yuzefovich
The Order of the Day: A Hands-On Approach to Then and Now
Article | Nov 6, 2018
The Order of the Day: A Hands-On Approach to Then and Now
By Chris Clarke
CAT Book Club: The Order of the Day
Article | Nov 5, 2018
CAT Book Club: The Order of the Day
CAT Book Club: November
Article | Nov 1, 2018
CAT Book Club: November
CAT Book Club: Mina
Article | Oct 10, 2018
CAT Book Club: Mina
On Being an “Emerging” Translator
Article | Oct 2, 2018
On Being an “Emerging” Translator
By Noah M. Mintz