Modern Poetry in Translation – The Antidote to Agony: Focus on the Poetry of Greece and Cyprus
April 16 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join us for the presentation of Modern Poetry in Translation’s latest issue, The Antidote to Agony: Focus on the Poetry of Greece and Cyprus, featuring 30 contemporary poets who expand the boundaries of Modern Greek, Bulgarian and Arvanitika in English translation. The event will include poetry readings by issue contributors Kostya Tsolakis, Calliope Michail, Phoebe Giannisi and Brian Sneeden, and will be introduced by guest editor Jessica Sequeira.
The Antidote to Agony features 30 selections of poems by contemporary poets, translated into English, expanding the linguistic boundaries of Modern Greek, Bulgarian and Arvanitika, reflecting on migrant crossings in the Mediterranean, female friendship, the transcription of orality, imagined plagues, the encounters of bodies, the AIDS pandemic, and artistic ruin, among other themes.
Join us for an evening of poetry readings from issue contributors, including readings by Kostya Tsolakis of his translations of Nikolas Koutsodontis and George Le Nonce, Calliope Michail of her translations of Argyris Chionis and Iliassa Sequin, and Brian Sneeden and poet Phoebe Giannisi will perform poems from Giannisi’s recent collection Goatsong, as featured in this issue of MPT.
Modern Poetry in Translation was founded by Ted Hughes and Daniel Weissbort in 1965. They published poetry that dealt truthfully with the real contemporary world. For 60 years, MPT has continued and widened that founding intent. To see more, please visit: modernpoetryintranslation.com
Image: Aegis – Design, texts, drawings by Phoebe Giannisi, leather processing by Argyris Kappas
