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Translation: The Alternative MFA, Sponsored by ALTA
Thursday, March 24, 2022
12:10 pm to 1:25 pm
Many translators now begin their careers in MFA programs, while those writing original texts in English are increasingly finding their way into translation workshops. Even as translators learn their craft by writing creatively, many writers learn come into their voice via translation and an engagement with international literature. What can translation programs offer writers, and what can writing programs offer translators?
Participants
Derick Mattern has an MFA in poetry from University of Wisconsin-Madison and another in literary translation from the Iowa Translation Workshop. His work has received support from the BCLT, the NEA, and Banff. He is currently on the International Writers Track at Washington University in St. Louis.
Becka Mara McKay is a poet and translator. She directs the creative writing MFA at Florida Atlantic University, where she serves as faculty advisor to Swamp Ape Review. Her newest book of poems is The Little Book of No Consolation.
