Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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In this Literature Translation Institute of Korea interview, Kyung-Ran Jo talks about how writing helps her preserve a sense of herself and shares her process of starting with a voice before subject matter. Jo’s novel Blowfish (Astra House, 2025), translated from the Korean by Chi-Young Kim, is featured in Page One in the July/August issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Fiction | Translation | Kyung-Ran Jo | Blowfish | Astra House | Chi-Young Kim | Literature Translation Institute of Korea | Korean | novel | Page One | July/August 2025 -
Looking for a new book to read? See the shortlisted titles for the 2023 International Booker Prize, which highlights fiction from all five continents translated into English. The six books include Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated from Catalan by Julia Sanches; Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan, translated from Korean by Chi-Young Kim; and The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé, translated from French by Richard Philcox.
Tags: Fiction | Translation | International Booker Prize | 2023 | Eva Baltasar | Julia Sanches | Cheon Myeong-kwan | Chi-Young Kim | Maryse Condé | Richard Philcox
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