Lit Crawl – So You Think You Can(‘t) Translate?

Show off your skills and maybe learn some new ones while translating poems from all over the world. No need to be a poet. No second language required. Equipped with a glossary, guided by local translator JiaJing Liu, and encouraged by friends (bring your own!), you’ll dismantle and reassemble the poem in a new language. Translation of poetry by its nature offers multiple possibilities: since there is no single “correct” rendering of a poem, be prepared to share and defend your language choices. Who knows? Maybe it will change your entire relationship with language? With collaboration? With creation? Join us for this casual workshop and spontaneous performance!

 

About Lit Crawl

One of the most anticipated literary nights of the year, San Francisco’s Lit Crawl is a massive, one-night literary pub crawl through San Francisco’s Mission District that caps off our annual Litquake Festival. Lit Crawl SF brings together 250+ authors and close to 5,000 fans for the world’s largest free pop-up literary event. See the full schedule at litquake.org/litcrawl.(opens in a new tab)

 

If you have any questions about accessibility or require accommodations to attend an event, please contact us at leslie-ann@catranslation.org(opens in a new tab) with as much advance notice as possible.