Hi,
May I recommend Hannah Silva?
*hannahsilva*.co.uk/about/
Best wishes,
Tzara
On 15 February 2015 at 17:25, Kasper Salonen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello, petcers!
>
> I'm coming out of lurking mode on this list to ask you all for a favor.
>
> I'm organizing a three-day poetry festival with the association I work for,
> the Helsinki Poetry Connection. It's called the Helsinki Word Festival
> (just "Word" for short), November 12-14, and we're looking for
> international poets or other verbal performance artists to headline or
> otherwise perform on at least one of the festival evenings. I already asked
> spoken word sensation Scroobius Pip, but he can't come as he's taking a
> year off from performing. Names he suggested include Polarbear and Kate
> Tempest.
>
> Do any of you know of anyone -- or would any of you be interested in coming
> to Finland to perform poetry on stage for us? Anybody here know Kate, or
> have her email? Our audience is very international and gifted at English
> (and other languages), and our festival lineup would not be complete
> without some top-tier international acts. We would pay for flights (as long
> as they're not too expensive -- Australia and the States are probably out,
> unfortunately), pay a performance fee and set the performer up at a hotel
> during his or her stay.
>
> This is the third year that we're organizing Word, and it's been a triumph
> both times previously. I'd really appreciate any views on this, and
> suggestions if you can muster some. Thank you!
>
> ---
>
> In the meanwhile, I've been hard at work translating Finnish poets into
> English. I'm set to receive three different small grants for translating
> three poets: spoken word artist Harri Hertell, author Maaria Päivinen and
> -- most importantly -- Finnish poet legend Arto Melleri. I'm writing my
> Master's thesis on translating Melleri's work into English from a
> performative and translatorial perspective. If I get round to it I'd be
> happy to post some of my raw and/or final translations of these talented
> poets here on PoetryEtc.
>
> Happy Shrovetide, all!
>
> Best,
>
> Kasper
>
> ---
> *Kasper Salonen* (B.A./HuK)
> Freelance Translation
> Poet/Producer, Helsinki Poetry Connection
> http://hkipoetryconnection.blogspot.com/
> https://soundcloud.com/kasper_salonen
> +358505554947
>
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