Paul Merchant was editor/translator of Modern Poetry In Translation 4 (1968), which included the first selection of Ritsos published in England. He is also the translator of Eleni Vakalo’s Genealogy (1971). He taught for many years at Warwick University before becoming William Stafford Archivist at Lewis & Clark College. Paul will talk about the translation of Stafford's poetry into various languages as well as Stafford's work as a translator of Spanish. Also featuring Cindy Gutierrez who will read Spanish Stafford translations, and Lars Nordstrom who will read his translations of Stafford into Norwegian.
Attendees are invited to share a Stafford poem or anecdote at the open mic.
For more information about William Stafford celebrations:
http://www.williamstafford.org/
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