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A conversation with Cyprian poet Eleni Kefala and translator Peter Constantine
March 21, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Free
Join award-winning Modern Greek poet Eleni Kefala and translator of over nine languages Peter Constantine as they walk us through the collaborative process of writing and translating Kefala’s Time Stitches. The event will begin with a catered reception. After that, there will be a poetry reading and a discussion on the role of literature, translation, and visual art in our current geopolitical moment. The event will be hosted by Dr Brian Sneeden.
About the Speakers
Eleni Kefala is a senior lecturer in the School of Modern Languages at the University of Saint Andrews. Her second poetry collection, Time Stitches, was awarded the State Prize for Poetry in Cyprus.
Peter Constantine is a distinguished translator, writer and activist dedicated to preserving and promoting linguistic diversity. His English translation of Time Stitches featured in the Words Without Borders’ ‘8 Poetry Collections in Translation to Read in 2022’ and was awarded the 2022 Elizabeth Constantinides Prize. Also an artist, his Lost Wor(l)ds exhibition will be launched on the 20th of March and displayed at the Poetry Library until the 20th of April.
About the Host
Brian Sneeden is a poet, literary translator, and editor. His poetry and translations from the Modern Greek have received many awards and recognitions, including the Iowa Review Award in Poetry, the NEA Literature Translation Fellowship, the World Literature Today Translation Award for Poetry, and the PEN/Heim Translation Grant. His most recent translation, Giannisi’s Chimera, is forthcoming from New Directions in 2024. He is a lecturer in creative writing and publishing at Manchester Metropolitan University.