Manchester Translation Series: Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid
Schedule
Thu Mar 23 2023 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
Location
Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University | Manchester, EN
About this Event
Manchester Metropolitan University is delighted to welcome the award-winning Arabic language poet Najwan Darwish and translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid to Manchester Poetry Library for the inaugural Manchester Translation Series. The event will include a poetry reading, along with a discussion on topics related to translation, multilingualism and the roles of literature in our current geopolitical moment.
Described by the New York Review of Books as “one of the foremost Arabic-language poets of his generation”, Darwish is the author of eight collections of poetry, and his work has been published in over twenty different languages. His collection Exhausted on the Cross (NYRB, 2021), translated by Abu-Zeid, was recently awarded the 2022 Sarah Maguire Prize by the Poetry Translation Centre.
The event will be hosted by Dr Brian Sneeden.
There will be a catered reception in the lobby outside of the Poetry Library starting at 6pm. The event will begin at 6:30pm.
Where is it happening?
Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University, Grosvenor East Building, Manchester, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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