On Fri, 26 Nov 1999 17:28:48 +0000, you wrote:
> Tomas Transtromer (Sweden), Vizma Belsevica (Latvia), Jaan Kaplinski
> (Estonia), Tomas Venclova (Lithuania) will be reading at the British
> Library, 96 Euston Rd, 6.45pm, 2nd December. Admission free. Readings
> will be in the original language and in English.
>
> Then, at Paddington Library, Porchester Rd W2, 6.30pm on 6th December,
> and The Enterprise (2 Haverstock Hill, NW3), 9pm on 7th December, the
> following will read: Anna-Karin Palm (Sweden), Guntars Godins
> (Latvia), Doris Kareva (Estonia), Eugenijus Alisanka (Lithuania).
> Again, these are free events.
- I wish I cd get to this: not least for Kaplinski and Kareva, who are
stunning. Kaplinski is probably "well-known" by now, but Kareva is way
under-translated (and, it seems to me, ill-translated). The big
absence is Sigitas Geda from Lithuania. Maybe next time?
RC
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