Always in Translation: Contemporary Korean Poetry and Literature in English Translation

Time: Feb. 13, 2020, 9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

Location: Hillyer Room, 606 Bird Library

Jake Levine (Keimyung University)

Levine -- an American translator, poet, and scholar living in Korea since 2013 -- works closely with Korea’s leading poets, translating their work in numerous collections, including Kim Kyung Ju’s in Bred from the Eyes of a Wolf (2018) and Kim Yideum’s in Hysteria (2019). This reading from Always in Translation showcases these poets’ work followed by insightful discussion into the process and politics of translating Korean poetry.

Additional supporters:

• Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
• East Asia Program
• Asian / Asian American Studies Program
• Korean Peninsula Affairs Center
• International Relations Program
• Dept. of Language, Literatures, and Linguistics

Natalie Koch, Geography / Maxwell