12 translators of Finnish literature diving deep into translating poetry for four days in Helsinki under the training of Czech translator Michal Švec! Participants in the workshop are Fantine Brunel (French), Maima Grīndberga (Latvian), Bo Ram Jung (Korean), Tanja Küddelsmann (German), Iryna Malevych (Ukrainian), Siri Nordborg Møller (Danish), Piotr Paczkowski (Polish), Justyna Polanowska (Polish), Julija Potrč (Slovenian), José Rico (Spanish), Christina Saarinen (English) ja Kate Sotejeff-Wilson (English).
The first guest poet on Wednesday the 24th was Sinikka Vuola, who spoke about Finnish poetry of the 21st century and her own work. A great poetry day!
Other guest poets at the workshop are Susinukke Kosola and Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen. The translators also participate in Runokuu's program and perform at Runokuu on Sunday, August 28.
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