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.
Friday 20th March 3pm - 4.15pm // Shock of the New
Friday 20th March 2pm - 2.30pm // Alex Preston
Friday 20th March 11.45am - 1pm // New Fiction: Kirsty Logan, James Scudamore and Kerry Young
Friday 20th March 10am - 11.15am // Literary Communities
Thurs 19 Mar 3.45pm-5pm //Next Generation:Rebecca Goss,Luke Kennard,Patience Agbabi & Zaffar Kunial
Thursday 19th March 2pm - 3.15pm // Digital Literatures with Bill Thompson
Thursday 19th March 12.30pm - 1pm // Eimear McBride and Stella Duffy
Living Translation: A National Conversation Event with Ali Smith
Kirsten Francis 'Reading, a tool for writing?' - Young People and Literature Symposium
Sam Ruddock on Reading - Young People and Literature Symposium
On Writers, Readers And Losing Our Minds - A National Conversation Event with Will Self
What is the Point of Books? A National Conversation Event with Michael Rosen
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Worlds Literature Festival Provocation - Xialou Guo
Kate Mosse: The Harriet Martineau Lecture
Worlds Literature Festival Provocation - Bernice Chauly
Worlds Literature Festival Provocation - Kerry Young
Worlds Literature Festival Provocation - Akhil Sharma
Worlds Literature Festival Provocation - James Scudamore
Worlds Literature Festival Provocation - Wojciech Tochman
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