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May 15, 2025|6:30pm
An Evening with Jon Cho-Polizzi: On Migration and Multilingualism in Contemporary German Literature

The Goethe-Institut San Francisco presents a conversation with translator Jon Cho-Polizzi on migration, identity, and multilingualism in Berlin’s vibrant post-migrant literary scene, with Tamara Loewenstein.

Goethe-Institut San Francisco | 657 Howard Street | San Francisco, CA

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May 13–15, 2025
Poetry Inside Out Teacher Workshop

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

Online workshop

Poetry Inside Out
Apr 23, 2025
Contemporary Translated Works: Covert Joy Book Group

Join us for the next meeting of the Contemporary Translated Works Book Group as we read and discuss Covert Joy: Selected Stories by Clarice Lispector, translated by Katrina Dodson.

Apr 17, 2025|6:30pm
Esther Allen on The Suicides with Forrest Gander

Esther Allen presents her translation of The Suicides, the third book of Antonio Di Benedetto’s unofficial trilogy, in conversation with Forrest Gander.

Et al. Gallery | 2831A Mission Street | San Francisco, CA

Mar 29, 2025|12:10pm
AWP 2025 Panel: “But It Wasn’t Written in English”—Translated Literature in the Creative Writing Classroom

Dylan Bassett, May-lee Chai, and Jennifer Tseng discuss the new dimensions that translated literature adds to conversations about writing process, craft, language and revision in the classroom, moderated by Bonnie Chau.

Room 501ABC | Level Two | Los Angeles Convention Center

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Mar 21, 2025|6:30pm
Voice Portraits: Evenings Will Return… The Voice of Italian Poetry
Olivia E. Sears and Julia Nelsen read translations of contemporary Italian poets as well as the great 20th-century masters for the opening of Voice Portraits, a synesthetic art exhibit curated by Giovanna Iorio.
The Italian Cultural Institute @ INNOVIT
710 Sansome Street | San Francisco, CA
Mar 19, 2025|7:00pm
Covert Joy: Katrina Dodson on Clarice Lispector

Katrina Dodson discusses her translations of Clarice Lispector to celebrate the release of Covert Joy: Selected Stories. She will be joined in conversation by Rita Bullwinkel.

City Lights Bookstore | 261 Columbus Ave | San Francisco, CA

Mar 19, 2025|12:00pm
Contemporary Translated Works: Taiwan Travelogue Book Group

Join us for the next meeting of the Contemporary Translated Works Book Group as we read and discuss Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King.

Online Event

Book Group
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Mar 2, 2025|7:00pm
Portland: Elvira Navarro on The Voices of Adriana with Kimberly King Parsons

Powell’s City of Books welcomes Elvira Navarro to discuss her novel The Voices of Adriana with Kimberly King Parsons

Powell’s City of Books | 1005 W. Burnside St. | Portland, OR

Feb 28, 2025|7:00pm
San Francisco: Elvira Navarro on The Voices of Adriana with Sarah Rose Etter

Green Apple Books on the Park welcomes Elvira Navarro to discuss her novel The Voices of Adriana with Sarah Rose Etter.

Green Apple Books on the Park | 1231 9th Ave | San Francisco, CA

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Feb 18, 2025|11:00am
Toni in Translation: An International and Interdisciplinary Gathering

Astrid Roemer, Anne Adams, and Bronwyn Lamay reflect on the global legacy of Toni Morrison in honor of Toni Morrison Day.

Online Event

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Feb 6, 2025|7:00pm
Kareem James Abu-Zeid on No One Will Know You Tomorrow: Selected Poems of Najwan Darwish

Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads his translations of Najwan Darwish from the collection No One Will Know You Tomorrow: Selected Poems, 2014-2024 alongside poet Zeina Hashem Beck.

City Lights Bookstore | 261 Columbus Ave | San Francisco, CA

Poetry
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Jan 15, 2025|6:00pm
“Nostalgia for All Impossible Things:” a sonic ritual by Italian poet Mariangela Gualtieri

Join us for a special evening of Italian poetry with Mariangela Gualtieri, Natasha Trethaway, and Olivia Sears.

Fordham University McNally Auditorium | Fordham Gabelli Business School | 140 West 62nd Street | New York, NY

Poetry
Dec 18, 2024|12:00pm
Contemporary Translated Works: Tongueless Book Group

Join us for a conversation with Jennifer Feeley on her translation of Tongueless, followed by a group discussion with the Contemporary Translated Works Book Group to delve deeper into the book.

Online Event

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Nov 14, 2024|11:30am
The International Library: Queer Migrations

The London Library welcomes Gaar Adams and Sulaiman Addonia, two writers whose new works consider the complex intersections of queerness and migration, as part of the International Library series.

Hybrid Event (The London Library, London, UK | Streaming online)

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Nov 7, 2024|7:00pm
Washington, DC: Layla Martínez on Woodworm with Lily Meyer

Politics and Prose welcomes Layla Martínez to discuss her debut novel, Woodworm, in conversation with Lily Meyer.

Politics and Prose | 5015 Connecticut Ave NW | WashingtonDC
Two Lines Press
Nov 7, 2024|7:00pm
Aaron Coleman on The Great Zoo

Aaron Coleman discusses his translation of The Great Zoo by Nicolás Guillén in conversation with Achy Obejas.

City Lights Bookstore | 261 Columbus Avenue | San Francisco, CA

Poetry
Nov 6, 2024|7:00pm
Brooklyn: Layla Martínez on Woodworm with Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Books Are Magic welcomes Layla Martínez to discuss her debut novel, Woodworm, in conversation with Melissa Lozada-Oliva.

Books Are Magic | 122 Montague St | Brooklyn, NY

Two Lines Press
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Nov 4, 2024|7:00pm
San Francisco: Layla Martínez on Woodworm with Daniela Blei

Medicine for Nightmares welcomes Layla Martínez to discuss her debut novel, Woodworm, in conversation with Daniela Blei.

Medicine for Nightmares | 3036 24th St | San Francisco, CA

Two Lines Press
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Nov 2, 2024|12:30pm
Portland Book Festival: Layla Martínez on Woodworm

Spanish author Layla Martínez presents her debut novel, Woodworm, translated by Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott, at the Portland Book Festival(opens in a new tab).

Festivals