In June 2021 we were joined by Derek Barretto, who was the translator in residence at Dragon Hall. Encouraged by a succession of brilliant language teachers, Derek thrives on a literary reading diet of English, Lusophone and occasionally Francophone fiction and non-fiction. He is an aficionado of classical and contemporary literature and a voracious reader of ancient and modern poetry and practising poet. A would-be literary translator looking to specialize in translation of Lusophone fiction and poetry, he has a keen interest in conveying the richness and variety of Portuguese literature to Anglophone readers.
During his residency, Derek worked on a translation of ‘Madrugada Fria’ by Laura DaSilva, a contemporary Portuguese poet. On the podcast today he is talking with Rebecca DeWald.
Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna.
The Visible Communities residency programme was supported by Arts Council England.
Check out our online courses: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/creative-writing-online/
Put a reminder in for the East Anglian Book Awards: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/east-anglian-book-awards/
Music by Bennet Maples.
Worlds 15 Provocation: Sigitas Parulskis, Translated by Romas Kinka
Worlds 15 Provocation: Mamta Sagar
Worlds Literature Festival 2015: Readings by Amit Chaudhuri, Lucy Hughes-Hallett and Anna Funder
Worlds Literature Festival 2015: Readings by Liz Berry and D. W. Wilson
Worlds 15 Provocation: Vesna Goldsworthy
Worlds 15 Provocation: D. J. Taylor
Worlds Literature Festival 2015: Readings by Marion Molteno and Kyoko Yoshida
Worlds Literature Festival 2015: Readings by Cathy Cole and C. J. Driver
Worlds 15 Provocation: Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Brave New Reads with Badgerlands author Patrick Barkham
Brave New Reads with Fallen Land author Patrick Flanery
Worlds 15 Provocation: Christopher Bigsby
Worlds Literature Festival 2015: Readings by Mamta Sagar and Jack Wang
NNF15: The Tooth and Claw Debate: Raptors
Masha Gessen: The Harriet Martineau Lecture
NNF15: The Gothic Imagination with Sarah Waters and Sarah Perry
Saturday 21st March 1.45pm – 2.05pm // The Networked World
Saturday 21st March 11.30am - 12.45pm // Short Stories
Friday 20th March - 7.30pm // Wild Words with Jeanette Winterson & Helen Macdonald
Saturday 21st March 9.45am - 11am // Nonfiction and Memoir
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