The 9^th edition of National Translation Month was a tremendous success! We’re very grateful to all the authors, translators, and event organizers who celebrated with us, and to our 6,000+ followers on social media whom we sought to inspire and engage.

We close National Translation Month 2021 on a high note: September 30 is celebrated worldwide as International Translation Day. Our parting shots are these fiery poems by Dmitry Danilov and Vlad Pryakhin translated from Russian by Nina Kossman.

Next year, National Translation Month will turn 10! Stay tuned for anniversary news, events, collaborations, and publishing opportunities we’ll announce throughout the year. Join our mailing list, follow us on Twitter, or like us on Facebook. If you think of a way you’d like to celebrate our 10^th anniversary in 2022, drop us a line at nationaltranslationmonth@gmail.com and we’ll be happy to include it in our calendar.

And, if you like what we’re doing, support our efforts with a small donation here. It will help us bring more literary translations to an even wider audience in the future. The world lies open—take time to explore it. And celebrate the craft of translation in September and beyond.

Click here to read poems by Dmitry Danilov and Vlad Pryakhin translated from the Russian by Nina Kossman

—Claudia Serea & Loren Kleinman

Today, we’re excited to feature two Russian poets: Dmitry Danilov and Vlad Pryakhin, in beautiful translations by Nina Kossman. These fiery and unforgettable poems share a journey theme—from a Russian hell march to an eerie existential trip—encountering other strange fellow travelers. Accompanying the poems are Kossman’s oil paintings populated by beings who travel as well through their own realm of dreams and nightmares.

We’d love to hear what you think! National Translation Month is a great community with over 6,000 fans across all social media and growing. Find us on Twitter @TranslateMonth, share using #TranslationMonth, join our mailing list, or like our Facebook page. And celebrate your favorite poets in translation this September and beyond.

Click here to read poems by Dmitry Danilov and Vlad Pryakhin translated by Nina Kossman

—Claudia Serea and Loren Kleinman

We’re thrilled to continue today our string of National Translation Month premieres: for the first time we’re featuring a selection of contemporary poetry from Nepal, curated and translated by the acclaimed poet and translator Yuyutsu Sharma. From the statement of a rape victim to the longing of the immigrant, to surviving the pandemic, these remarkable poems pierce the heart while bringing us a breath of fresh air straight from the slopes of the Himalayan glaciers. Many thanks to Yuyutsu Sharma for translating and sending us these beauties.

We’d love to hear from you! Follow us on Twitter @TranslateMonth, share using #TranslationMonth, join our mailing list, submit a translation month event, or like our Facebook page. We hope you’ll join us and celebrate your favorite translations of poets from all over the world in September and beyond.

Click here to read Seven Poems by Seven Nepali Poets
Translated from the Nepali by Yuyutsu Sharma

—Claudia Serea and Loren Kleinman

National Translation Month continues today with a selection of poems by Antonio Machado translated from Spanish by Richard Greene. Antonio Machado, who ranks among Spain’s greatest 20th-century poets, is unfortunately not very well known to U.S. readers. In these poems, he invites us into the landscape of Spain where he shares his world of old griefs and spiritual symbols—always leaving us wanting more.

We’d love to hear from you! Follow us on Twitter @TranslateMonth, tag us and share using #TranslationMonth, join our mailing list, submit a translation month event, or like our Facebook page. We hope you’ll join us and celebrate your favorite translations of writers from all over the world throughout September.

Click here to read With the Breath the Earth Exhales, poems by Antonio Machado translated from Spanish by Richard Greene

—Claudia Serea and Loren Kleinman

National Translation Month continues today with another premiere: for the first time we’re featuring a short story translated from the Cebuano language. We are thrilled to share The Savant by Januar E. Yap translated by John Bengan. This short story is another excerpt from the groundbreaking anthology Ulirát: The Best Contemporary Stories in Translation from the Philippines published in March 2021 by Gaudy Boy. A vital survey of the richness and diversity of modern Philippine short stories, Ulirát features fiction from Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Kinaray-a, and Akeanon translated into English for the first time for international audiences. Many thanks to our friends at Gaudy Boy for providing this exquisite spotlight on translation from the Philippines.

We’d love to hear from you! Follow us on Twitter @TranslateMonth, share using #TranslationMonth, join our mailing list, submit a translation month event, or like our Facebook page. We hope you’ll join us and celebrate your favorite translations of writers from all over the world throughout September.

Click here to read The Savant by Januar E. Yap translated from the Cebuano by John Bengan

—Claudia Serea and Loren Kleinman

We’re excited to share with you today an excerpt from the poetry collection the bodies that never fit us well by the Romanian poet and editor Daniel D. Marin, translated by Liana Andreasen. These poems introduce the reader to the mysterious Mr. R and other misfit characters who populate an imaginary world of the “bodies that never fit us well,” dreaming of being accepted in society or of escaping the bleak everyday reality. We’re sure you’ll find these poems both unsettling and unforgettable.

We’d love to hear what you think! Find us on twitter @TranslateMonth #TranslationMonth, join our mailing list, submit a translation month event, or like our Facebook page. We hope you’ll join us and celebrate your favorite translations in September and beyond.

Click here to read an excerpt from the poetry collection the bodies that never fit us well by Daniel D. Marin, translated by Liana Andreasen

—Claudia Serea and Loren Kleinman

In celebration of the 200^th anniversary of his birth, we’re happy to share these poems by Charles Baudelaire, translated by the accomplished poet and translator Peter O’Neil. The poems are included in the original as well, and they are accompanied by an insightful and provocative essay on the state of contemporary poetry. What better way to celebrate Baudelaire and translations? It’s one of our favorite things to do in September.

There are thousands of ways to celebrate #TranslationMonth. We’ve developed this list of 30 ways to celebrate NTM to get you started, but we’re open to suggestions and encourage you to find your own way to celebrate. You don’t need our permission to celebrate, just as you don’t need anyone’s permission to celebrate National Ice Cream Month in July!

We’d love to hear from you. If you think of a way to celebrate National Translation Month in 2021, email us at nationaltranslationmonth@gmail.com. We’re always open to any collaboration ideas. Find us on Twitter @TranslateMonth, tag us using #TranslationMonth, join our mailing list, submit a translation month event, or like our Facebook page. And, most importantly, celebrate your favorite authors in translation this September and all year round.

Click here to read Celebrating 200 Years of Baudelaire: new translations with an essay by Peter O’Neill

—Claudia Serea and Loren Kleinman

Today, we continue NTM’s established tradition of featuring the work of women authors and translators from around the world with these 3 new poems by 3 women poets from India translated from Tamil by another woman, Thila Varghese. We fell in love with these poems that evoke the scent of womanhood with a strong feminist perspective.

We’d love to hear from you! Let us know how you like our posts, or attend, share, and spread the word about our readings. Open your heart to the beauty of the world and celebrate its cultures and voices, using #TranslationMonth. Happy National Translation Month and happy reading!

Click here to read Fragrance of the Womb: 3 women poets from India translated from Tamil by Thila Varghese.

—Claudia Serea and Loren Kleinman

National Translation Month continues with a premiere: for the first time we’re featuring a short story translated from the Filipino language. We are thrilled to share Fungi by Rogelio Braga translated by Kristine Ong Muslim. This short story is an excerpt of the groundbreaking anthology Ulirát: The Best Contemporary Stories in Translation from the Philippines published in March 2021 by Gaudy Boy.

A vital survey of the richness and diversity of modern Philippine short stories, Ulirát features fiction from Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Kinaray-a, and Akeanon translated into English for the first time for international audiences. Many thanks to our friends at Gaudy Boy for providing this exquisite spotlight on translation from the Philippines.

We’d love to hear from you! Follow us on Twitter @TranslateMonth, share using #TranslationMonth, join our mailing list, submit a translation month event, or like our Facebook page. We hope you’ll join us and celebrate your favorite translations of writers from all over the world throughout September.

Click here to read Fungi by Rogelio Braga translated from the Filipino by Kristine Ong Muslim

—Claudia Serea and Loren Kleinman