'In Other Words, It Was About Something Else Entirely': Poetry Reading and Discussion with Semyon Khanin
Date and Time
Semyon Khanin, Poet and Translator; Founding Member, Orbita Poetry and Multimedia Art Project
Kevin M. F. Platt, Professor of Russian and East European Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Daria Khitrova, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Semyon Khanin numbers as one of Latvia’s most prominent poets. His writing combines existential depth, startling and transformative play with fundamental elements of grammar and syntax, and acute wit and humor, and stands at the forefront of innovative Russian-language poetry today. Khanin will appear together with Kevin M. F. Platt, who is among his longstanding translators into English. This bilingual reading will be followed by a Q&A and discussion with the poet and translator.
Co-sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.