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Crying with the Moon
Launching a new book of translations means connecting, at last, with readers. One poem by Rafael Alberti moved a member of my audience to tears—and her unexpected reaction moved me. Blog by Carolyn Tipton.
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In the Company of Colleagues: Launching Rafael Alberti’s Returnings at ALTA
By Carolyn Tipton If ever there were a perfect place to launch a book of poetry in translation, the conference of the American Literary Translators Association is surely it! This is where translators get together once a year to share their latest works—their new...
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Returnings Wins Cliff Becker Translation Prize
Poet Carolyn Tipton wins the Cliff Becker Translation Prize for her new translation of Rafael Alberti’s book, Returnings: Poems of Love and Distance.
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June 12, 2017: 7:00pm
Carolyn Tipton reads from Returnings: Poems of Love and Distance, with Anthony Geist reading from his translation-in-progress of Rafael Alberti’s Rome, Dangerous for Pedestrians.
Venue: The Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98122
July 2017: Date to be announced
Congreso Internacional de ALDEEU (Spanish Professionals in the United States), Zamora, Spain.
Carolyn Tipton performs bilingual readings from both of her award-winning translations of Rafael Alberti, Returnings and To Painting and participates in a panel discussion on the topic of “What’s Found in Translation.”
October 5-8, 2017: Date and time to be announced
Carolyn Tipton reads from from Returnings at the ALTA conference.
Venue: American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) Annual Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 24, 2017: 5:30pm
Carolyn Tipton reads from Returnings with Stephen Kessler reading from his translation of Luis Cernuda’s Forbidden Pleasures.
Venue: University Press Books
2430 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, California 94704
Recent Events
March 9, 2017: 8:00pm
Carolyn Tipton reads from Returnings.
Venue: College of Marin
104 Academic Center
College of Marin
San Rafael, California
February 10, 2017: 12:00pm
Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference 2017
Panel Discussion and Reading: “A Celebration of the Cliff Becker Book Prize in Translation”
Carolyn Tipton joins Dennis Maloney and James Kates to discuss Cliff Becker Prize for translation and to read from her prize-winning translation of Rafael Alberti, Returnings: Poems of Love and Distance.
Venue: AWP 2017 Washington Convention Center
801 Mt. Vernon Place NW
Level 2, Room 203AB
Washington, DC
January 11, 2017: 6pm
Carolyn Tipton reads from her new book of Rafael Alberti translations, Returnings. Details
Venue: Mills College
Mills Hall Living Room
Mills College
Oakland
October 29, 2016: 4-6pm
Carolyn Tipton reads alongside poet and translator Stephen Kessler.
Venue: Felix Kulpa Gallery and Sculpture Garden
107 Elm Street
Santa Cruz, California
November 17, 2016: 7:30pm
Carolyn Tipton reads with poets Stephen Kessler and Dan Bellm.
Venue: Moe’s Bookstore
2476 Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley, California
Friday, November 18: 7:30 p.m
Carolyn Tipton reads from Returnings, with music by Shay Black and flamenco guitar by Jeff Wong.
Venue: a private home in North Berkeley.
Note: Limited seating for this event.
For reservations, contact Carolyn Tipton: cltipton@berkeley.edu.
October 29, 2016: 4-6pm
Carolyn Tipton reads alongside poet and translator Stephen Kessler.
Venue: Felix Kulpa Gallery and Sculpture Garden
107 Elm Street
Santa Cruz, California