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Yes, I should have said (when I wrote b.c.) that you should post your translations, Kasper. L On 16 February 2015 at 15:36, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Well, sure. as are we all. > > And I look forward to those translations, Kasper. > > You could look at some of the various poets laureate, especially for > cities...(Edmonton/s for example, is a well known spoken word artist in > Canada). And I know lots of others here who'd love to come. > > Doug > On Feb 15, 2015, at 9:36 PM, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > Douglas Barbour > [log in to unmask] > > Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuation 2 > (UofAPress). > Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). > > that we are only > as we find out we are > > Charles Olson >