cancelled: Translating into Different Places, with Lorna Goodison
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Lorna Goodison’s latest publication is an astonishing new translation of The Inferno by Dante, situating Dante firmly in Jamaica and drawing on the entire continuum of Jamaican speech. Join the former Poet Laureate of Jamaica for this online workshop on translating existing stories and texts into different places and Englishes. We’ll explore the possibilities this opens up and find innovative solutions to the challenges posed.
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