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\"Epiphany<\/a>In his editorial statement for ep;phany<\/em><\/a>, Nick Admussen writes on translation:<\/div>\n

Either during the translation or as a result of the translation, something happens between the artist and their translator, and for a moment there seems to be a very simple, bilateral relationship, one that feels far distant from the shared stage of the final piece of art. The translator is trying to understand the poet, and also to please them; to learn something from them, and then to make something out of what they’ve learned. The poet is trying to provoke feelings and ideas in the translator (and in all readers), and is checking their poem’s effect against their intent. This is a relationship; it’s a conversation. It is hidden from the final English text, but it’s necessary for it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In his editorial statement for ep;phany, Nick Admussen writes on translation: Either during the translation or as a result of the translation, something happens between the artist and their translator, and for a moment there seems to be a very … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3],"tags":[664],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8srwF-Q8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3823,"url":"https:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=3823","url_meta":{"origin":3232,"position":0},"title":"Admussen’s Errata","author":"Lucas Klein","date":"August 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many people have said that translation--especially poetry translation--is more about interpretation than about accurate representation. 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