English professor’s cotranslation of poetry wins PEN American Literary Award

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English professor’s cotranslation of poetry wins PEN American Literary Award

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Article: https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/rochester-poetry-translations-on-pen-award-poetry-longlist-506232/
Journal: University of Rochester
Issued Date: December 16, 2021
Page: -
Language: English(English)
Country: UNITED STATES
City: New York
Book: Catcalling
Writer: Lee Soho
Translator: So J. Lee

About the Author

Lee Soho
Birth : 1988 ~ -
Occupation : Poet
First Name : Soho
Family Name : Lee
Korean Name : 이소호
ISNI : 0000000474731252
Works : 1

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English(English)

Everything I Don’t Know (World Books Poetry, 2021) has won the 2022 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation, which recognizes book-length translations of poetry from any language into English. The English-language debut of Jerzy Ficowski’s poetry, was translated from the Polish by Jennifer Grotz, professor of English at the University of Rochester, and Piotr Sommer, the Polish poet, critic, and editor.

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