You can meet all the stars of the Stephen Spender Prize 2021, and hear the winning and commended poems that made the 2021 prize, over on the SST YouTube channel or by clicking on the thumbnail video below. Stephen Spender Prize 2021 YouTube playlist The Stephen Spender Prize 2021 was generously supported by the Old Possum’s Practical Trust, the Rothschild Foundation, the John S Cohen Foundation, the Polonsky Foundation and Robert and Olivia Temple and The Björnson and Prodan Foundation. Secondly, if you think the poem is challenging for either of the above reasons, but would like to translate it anyway, you may wish to reflect on this in your commentary.Ĭongratulations to all winners and commendees of the 2021 Stephen Spender Prize! The prizes were awarded on 17 November 2021, and you can read all the winning entries here. If you are selecting poems for children to translate, then please take care on their behalf. The Stephen Spender Prize is a celebration of dialogue between cultures, and good dialogue depends on both freedom and respect.Īnd so, we ask two things of you when you are selecting a poem for translation.įirstly, make sure that you are comfortable with the attitude of the poem and the conduct of the poet (if this is known), and think sensitively about how it may be read by others.
We believe that it is important to make such matters part of public debate, rather than removing uncomfortable issues from sight. In some instances, the sharing of a writer’s work is questioned when such controversy arises. Poems from different times and places sometimes embody attitudes that may offend some readers, and some poets are controversial because of things that they did or said off the page. Poetry can be moving, funny, sad, intense and exciting. Through the act and process of translation, we want to open people’s eyes and minds to unfamiliar cultures and languages, and for them to engage with the linguistic traditions that form part of their own lives. When you enter the Stephen Spender Prize, we want you to translate poems that speak to your heart poems that inspire you. Selecting a Poem and the Ethics of Translation
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Our full archive of prize booklets from previous years can downloaded from the bottom of this page.
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Watch the video below for more details on how to enter this year’s competition, and scroll on for more details about the judges and the different prize categories for 2022.
Translate into English any poem from any language – ranging from Arabic to Uzbek, from Danish to Somali-and win cash prizes! All entrants must be UK or Irish citizens or residents, or pupils at a British School overseas. The Stephen Spender Prize is an annual competition for poetry in translation, with categories for young people (14-and-under, 16-and-under, and 18-and-under) as well as an open category for adults.
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