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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.

“They were singing a folk song…” | “And had you asked me how it feels—” | “Not long is left until a kiss and the spring…” | “When they dragged him out of the school yard…”
Poetry | Mar 16, 2022
“They were singing a folk song…” | “And had you asked me how it feels—” | “Not long is left until a kiss and the spring…” | “When they dragged him out of the school yard…”
By Kateryna Kalytko
Creative Translation in the Classroom
Article | Mar 15, 2022
Creative Translation in the Classroom
By Mark Hauber
Spring 2022 Lit in Translation Preview
Article | Mar 12, 2022
Spring 2022 Lit in Translation Preview
By Justin Walls
from Pee Poems
Poetry | Mar 9, 2022
from Pee Poems
By Lao Yang
Jane, the Sea
Fiction | Mar 2, 2022
Jane, the Sea
By Anna Maria Ortese
February 2022 translation news roundup
Article | Mar 1, 2022
February 2022 translation news roundup
“An Ideal Lady”: translation reinvents  Jane Eyre  in over 60 languages
Article | Feb 16, 2022
“An Ideal Lady”: translation reinvents Jane Eyre in over 60 languages
By Kelsey McFaul
Looking Back on the Art of Trysting
Article | Feb 14, 2022
Looking Back on the Art of Trysting
January 2022 translation news roundup
Article | Jan 31, 2022
January 2022 translation news roundup
Seven African Classics that aren’t Things Fall Apart
Article | Jan 20, 2022
Seven African Classics that aren’t Things Fall Apart
By Kelsey McFaul
2021 Virtual Events Recap
Article | Dec 20, 2021
2021 Virtual Events Recap
2021 African Literature Round-up
Article | Dec 8, 2021
2021 African Literature Round-up
By Kelsey McFaul
Ambiguous Departure | Moses | Aubrac
Poetry | Dec 7, 2021
Ambiguous Departure | Moses | Aubrac
By Julien Gracq
November 2021 translation news roundup
Article | Nov 30, 2021
November 2021 translation news roundup
In the Land of Ancestors | On the Other Side of Resistance
Poetry | Nov 30, 2021
In the Land of Ancestors | On the Other Side of Resistance
By Mohammad-Ali Sepanlou
The 2021 CAT Holiday Gift Guide
Article | Nov 26, 2021
The 2021 CAT Holiday Gift Guide
Catching Up On the Latest From the Two Lines Journal
Article | Nov 22, 2021
Catching Up On the Latest From the Two Lines Journal
The Box
Fiction | Nov 16, 2021
The Box
By Veronica Stigger
Rotten Flowers and Exploded Ballads: A Discussion between Two Poet-Translators
Article | Nov 11, 2021
Rotten Flowers and Exploded Ballads: A Discussion between Two Poet-Translators
By Johannes Göransson
“let’s gather words for a house…” | “papa…”
Poetry | Nov 9, 2021
“let’s gather words for a house…” | “papa…”
By Dmitry Strotsev
A Woman’s World Behind the Lace Curtain
Fiction | Nov 2, 2021
A Woman’s World Behind the Lace Curtain
By Sara Tuss Efrik
October 2021 translation news roundup
Article | Oct 30, 2021
October 2021 translation news roundup
9 Notable Translators of Edgar Allan Poe
Article | Oct 29, 2021
9 Notable Translators of Edgar Allan Poe
By Sarah Coolidge
Only a Shape | Becoming
Poetry | Oct 26, 2021
Only a Shape | Becoming
By Mangesh Narayanrao Kale