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You bet. (Australian for an enthusiastic 'Yes".) Andrew Poet Laureate of Corowa, NSW On 16 February 2015 at 04:34, Kasper Salonen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi again, > > Just to clarify, we will be applying for grants from embassies and such, so > Australia/US/Asia etc. are definitely NOT out of the question. Our funding > and planning are both at an early stage, but we're off to a good start. > > KS > > --- > *Kasper Salonen* (B.A./HuK) > Freelance Translation > Poet/Producer, Helsinki Poetry Connection > http://hkipoetryconnection.blogspot.com/ > https://soundcloud.com/kasper_salonen > +358505554947 > > On 15 February 2015 at 19:25, 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 > > > -- Andrew http://hispirits.blogspot.com/ 'Undercover of Lightness' http://walleahpress.com.au/recent-publications.html 'Shikibu Shuffle' http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/new-from-aboveground-press-shikibu.html