Stephen Spender Trust
@StephenSpender
Charity promoting literary translation and multilingualism through annual prize for poetry translation & school workshops. #SSTPoetryPrize #TranslatorsinSchools
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http://www.stephen-spender.org 29-03-2011 11:09:29
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What comes to mind when you think about how languages and translation inspire us?
These were some of ours! Feel free to add in the comments. Stephen Spender Trust OCCT ALL Languages The Languages Gateway UCFL @ucflangs.bsky.social
🚨 Our annual #FlashFiction #competitions are now open 🎉 UK secondary pupils are invited to submit a story in #French or #Spanish of no more than 100 words, with a chance of winning £100 😍
More details here: shorturl.at/ezOW1
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'For me, the value of these workshops lies in giving students the time to be playful with languages.'
SST Associate Sophie Lau shares her experience of leading #creativetranslation workshops in schools!
#translatorsinschools #mfltwitterati
A new guest post on our #lovegermanbooks blog: Sophie Lau on bringing German poetry into UK schools: vq-books.eu/one-day-in-a-w…
Every year, our friends The Poetry Society commission a new Christmas poem to celebrate the gift of a Christmas Tree from Norway to the UK. Explore the music of 'and a tree' by Kate Wakeling, which is one of those & today's #PoetryByHeart Festive Showcase pick ow.ly/rb1m50QfLvB
for anyone interested in language & translation, here are the stunning translated poems from the 2023 Stephen Spender Trust prize winners & commendations & more info about them. I’ll be rereading them too ☺️ stephen-spender.org/stephen-spende…
Join us alongside the UEA East Centre for the launch of 'Prismatic Jane Eyre: Close-Reading a World Novel Across Languages'
Monday 11 December 2023
4 – 6pm (GMT)
Hybrid: Online & UEA Campus
Find out more & register to attend online: buff.ly/3LXrtQM
This admirable initiative by Queen's Translation Exchange aims to promote language learning in UK schools - a cause that my mother, the translator Anthea Bell, did her utmost to encourage by speaking to school groups whenever she could.
✍🏽We had a workshop at #WPF23 with the brilliant Poetry Translation Centre
👩🏽🏫It was facilitated by Shamim Azad + Helen Bowell. They explored the Bengali poem 'Going' by Rudra Mohammed Shahidullah
See the original poem + discover how it was translated to English ↪️ poetrytranslation.org/poems/going
In collaboration with SALT: South Asian Literature in Translation, we present a Translation Workshop led by distinguished mentors Daisy Rockwell ڈیزی راکویل डेज़ी राक्वैल, Daniel Hahn, Jason Grunebaum, and Rakhshanda Jalil.
To apply and for application guidelines, visit bit.ly/act-saltworksh….
The Stephen Spender Prize 2023 Celebration Event! Discover this year’s winners, hear from the Prize judges and enjoy readings from the winning and highly commended translators... plus lots more poetry treats! youtu.be/j_DWOFM76BI?si… Stephen Spender Trust #SSTPoetryPrize2023
Catch up on this fascinating Research Seminar with Henri Bloemen, on the topic of #Translating ‘ #Sensitive ’ Texts, and the Question of the Authenticity of Translations. #xl8
Watch now on our YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/watch?v=YJBV0t…
Our friends Poetry Translation Centre are hosting a hybrid event between Nigeria, London & Singapore to hear emerging poets discuss multilingualism & their poetic practice 📚Join them this Sat 02 Dec at 12pm Goldsmiths, University of London poetrytranslation.org/events/of-all-…