Lit&Lunch: Anglo-Saxon Poetry

You probably read Beowulf in high school, but have you ever read another Anglo-Saxon medieval poem? Join us as poets and translators Greg Delanty and Michael Matto present their new book The Word Exchange, a collection of 123 medieval poems translated by leading writers like Robert Hass and Seamus Heaney. You’ll discover a whole new world built up around the great Beowulf epic.

Special guest Robert Hass reads from The Word Exchange and discusses the special challenges of translating from a centuries-old language.