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Recasting Sappho: Poetry Workshop with Prof. Heather Green

  • FENWICK LIBRARY 4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA, 22030 United States (map)

Join us for a translation workshop in celebration of the exhibition Metamorphosis, led by poet and translator Heather Green (Asst. Prof., School of Art).

Participants will consider a poem, originally written by Sappho in ancient Greece, then translated into Latin, more than a thousand years later, by Catullus. After reading these poems and discussing their history of metamorphosis across languages and time, participants will create their own translations, whether speculative, visual, or through a contemporary literary lens.

LOCATION: Fenwick Library Main Reading Room (2001)

Registration is free but required. All supplies will be provided!

Earlier Event: April 16
Poetry Reading with Raul Zurita
Later Event: April 17
Why Baldwin Matters Symposium