European Day of Languages. An Evening of Poetry in Translation With Massimiliano L. Delfino, Anna Elena Torres, and Rachel Galvin

Since 2001, 26 September has been celebrated as the European Day of Languages (EDL). It is jointly organized by the Council of Europe and the European Commission.

The aims are to: raise awareness of the wide variety of languages in Europe; promote cultural heritage and linguistic diversity; encourage people of all ages to learn languages; and promote translation, interpretation, and other language-related professions.

Join us for an evening of poetry in translation! Celebrating the rich linguistic heritage that makes up European and global literary traditions, three Chicago-based poets, poetry translators, and scholars will read selections from their work in Spanish, Italian, Yiddish, and French. Massimiliano L. Delfino (Northwestern University) will read from his recent Italian-language poetry, and Anna Elena Torres (University of Chicago) will read from her translations from the Yiddish of multilingual poet and philosopher Debora Vogel. Rachel Galvin (University of Chicago) will share selections from her translations of the work of Raymond Queneau, co-founder of the French literary movement Oulipo, and from the poetry of Argentinian avant-garde poet Oliverio Girondo.