{"id":3911,"date":"2017-11-01T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T01:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=3911"},"modified":"2017-10-29T10:56:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T02:56:23","slug":"altas-statement-on-feeleys-stryk-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=3911","title":{"rendered":"ALTA’s Statement on Feeley’s Stryk Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) has published the judges’ statement for their selection of Jennifer Feeley’s translation<\/a> of Not Written Words <\/em>\u4e0d\u662f\u6587\u5b57 by Xi Xi \u897f\u897f for the 2017 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize.<\/p>\n

The judges were Eleanor Goodman, Kendall Heitzman, and Aditi Machado. They write:<\/p>\n

Jennifer Feeley\u2019s superb translation captures all of the creativity, intellect, and playfulness in the verse of premier Hong Kong poet Xi Xi. In these skillfully wrought and daring poems, Feeley employs all the tools of the English language, including unforced end and internal rhyme, alliteration, wordplay, and references that run the gamut from nursery rhymes and fairy tales to fine art to contemporary politics … <\/em>This translation is essential reading, providing a window into the rich literature of Hong Kong and the larger Sinophone world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click the image above for the full text.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) has published the judges’ statement for their selection of Jennifer Feeley’s translation of Not Written Words \u4e0d\u662f\u6587\u5b57 by Xi Xi \u897f\u897f for the 2017 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize. 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