Join current MFA student, Jolie Hale, at the Translation Slam on Friday, April 29th: the Bowery Poetry Club (308 Bowery) from 7-8:30 pm.
Here's how the slam works: PEN invites two writers from foreign languages, and they submit short texts to be translated. This year the languages are French and Urdu. Two translators are assigned to each text. The translators work independently of each other to produce the best translation they can. On the night of the slam, the translators compare their work and discuss their choices. Audience participation is essential, so if you can make it, feel free to jump into the debate!
This is a ticketed event ($5 for PEN members and those with a student ID, $10 for everybody else), and you can get tickets online ahead of time or simply pay at the door. There's a cocktail hour reading at Bowery Poetry Club before the slam; you can attend both events for $10/$15. The Best Translated Book Awards, which is free, will follow the slam.
Pre-paid tickets here: http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5720/prmID/2126
Full Festival schedule here: http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/2108
Revolutionaries in the Arab World
When: Wednesday, April 27
Where: 92nd Street Y, Unterberg Poetry Center, 1395 Lexington Ave., New York City
What time: 7:30 p.m.
China in Two Acts
When: Thursday, April 28
Where: The Cooper Union, Great Hall, 7 E. 7th St. , New York City
What time: 7 p.m.
WikiLeaks
When: Thursday, April 28
Where: The Cooper Union, Great Hall, 7 E. 7th St. , New York City
What time: 9:15 p.m.
Poetry: The Second Skin
When: Friday, April 29
Where: 92nd Street Y, Unterberg Poetry Center, 1395 Lexington Ave., New York City
What time: 7:30 p.m.
Get Super Lit: Comic Books Come Alive on Stage
When: Saturday, April 30
Where: The Cooper Union, Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Sq., New York City
What time: 12–1:30 p.m.
American Exile: The Prison Industry
When: Saturday, April 30
Where: The Cooper Union, Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Sq., New York City
What time: 2–3:30 p.m.
In Conversation: Vladimir Sorokin and Keith Gessen
When: Saturday, April 30
Where: The Cooper Union, Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Sq., New York City
What time: 4:30–6 p.m.
Vladimir Sorokin: Ice Trilogy (Play Reading)
When: Saturday, April 30
Where: Old Gym, 268 Mulberry St., New York City
What time: 7 p.m.
