Today we feature poems translated this past spring and summer by some of Marcela’s translation seminar students at Bar-Ilan University. After studying and discussing various translation theories, and becoming familiar with different poetic traditions and styles, these graduate and undergraduate students chose a poet and translated their work.

The poems in this episode were translated by Aya Abu Riash, Yavni Bar-Yam, and Hiba Jiryis.

Text:
“Bigger Than All Words” by Nizzar Qabbani, translated by Aya Abu Riash
“The Big Billybong” by Roy “Chicky” Arad, translated by Yavni Bar-Yam
“A Prayer to the New Year” by Fadwa Tuqan, translated by Hiba Jiryis