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Translation as a Poetic Act
May 1, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm EDT
Days of 2023: A Poetic Symposium on C.P. Cavafy
As a part of the Onassis Foundation’s citywide Archive of Desire: A Festival Inspired by the Poet C.P. Cavafy, join us for a symposium for poets from New York, Egypt, and Greece led by professors Stathis Gourgouris (Columbia) and Karen Emmerich (Princeton), both members of the Cavafy Academic Committee. Days of 2023 references Cavafy’s many works named “Days of…” with the year of their writing or a date of reflection as titles.
Translation as a Poetic Act (Panel) 11:30am – 12:45pm
Susan Bernofsky (translator, Columbia University)
Karen Emmerich (translator, Princeton University)
Brent Edwards (critic and translator, Columbia University)
Iman Mersal (poet, critic, translator, University of Alberta)
Hybrid event – attend in person or via Zoom