Join Angelica for a more in-dept bilingual writing workshop that explores how self-translation during the writing process creates multiple original poems. This workshop will be virtual and a part of Abode Press’ workshop series.
Cost: $25+ sliding scale
Workshop Description: “Beyond self-translation” intends to question the originality of a translated poem. Bilingual writers who self-translate their work may often find themselves inspired by new ideas during the self-translation process. What do we do with these new ideas? Oftentimes, we may think that these inspirations may not have a place in the translated poem, but this may be a form of resistance within our poetic process. When we translate, we make ourselves accessible in another language. Though, as bilingual writers, should we limit ourselves to being accessible in one language over the other or should we resist? As new ideas form during the act of self-translation, our poetic process challenges us to consider whether we need to adhere to translating a poem or whether we need to embrace the fluidity of language and creativity to create new multiple and original poems that all stem from that first poem that we wanted to selftranslate.
About the Instructor: Angelica Julia Dàvila is a writer, performer, and self-advocate. She is currently a PhD Candidate at the Program for Writers at University of Illinois at Chicago. She was a featured poet in Poesía en Abril (Chicago's International Poetry Festival in Spanish) and second runner up for Chicago's Best Poet 2023. She writes fiction, poetry, and essays and has recently dived into sketch. Her literary work has been published in Lover’s Eye Press, The Nasiona, The Sink Review, Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture and Grimoire. Her work is an exploration of the Latinx and bilingual identity, autistic self-expression, and mental borderlands.
Tickets are $25 minimum for general admission and $10 for writers-in-need. All proceeds go towards paying our presenters and helping the Press pay for operational expenses. Thank you for your contribution to help keep an indie intersectional press afloat! Once you sign up, you will receive an email confirmation containing the Zoom link for the workshop. If you would like to attend this workshop but cannot make the date, you can request that a recording be sent to you by emailing info@abodepress.com.