katherineeyoung.bsky.social
Poet Laureate emerita, Arlington, VA. Winner (w/ Akram Aylisli), 2026 EBRD Literature Prize. Translator of Akram Aylisli (fiction), Anna Starobinets (memoir), & Russian-language poets from Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. https://katherine-young-poet.com/
👤 Joined on 20 November 2023
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@katherineeyoung.bsky.socialThe article every writer/translator has been waiting for. I receive sometimes a few scam emails an hour. Sometimes they make me laugh. I love the idea of book clubs 20,000 members strong, or Goodreads literary circles made up of Taylor Swift fans.
Show PostFor those unaware of copyright law as it pertains to translation, the translator automatically holds copyright to the translation, though not to the underlying work. Therefore, it is not something a publisher grants a translator, and if they want to take it, that must be added into the contract.
Show Post"will words blossom in my throat to write a new anthem for my country" I earmarked so many poems in Zeina Azzam's SOME THINGS NEVER LEAVE YOU [these poems won't either I promise] (Tiger Bark Press, 2023)! ✨💖✨ #poetry 📚💙
Show Postwhat matters, at the end of it, is that Indigenous Peoples Day remains, in all those places. I was lucky enough to grow up in a community that taught me that Columbus Day was a violent thing, and I got to be a part of changing it for people in 220 cities. and every year i get to remember.
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