Runosaari

Work group

The Runosaari work group delved into the problems of poetry translation, discussed practices, immersed themselves in the source texts, commented on each other’s poem drafts, and brainstormed together. During the week, there was time to share experiences, insights, and expertise – and to discuss openly and actively.

In the workshops, they also considered the status of poetry translations in the changing publishing world and the varied quality of published poetry translations.

The group members are professionals in translation and poetry with various levels of experience. The source languages of the poems handled included English, Spanish, German, Latin, Swedish, and Russian.

Runosaari group: Arto Kivimäki, Kristiina Lähde, Alice Martin, Tarja Roinila, Juha Silvo, and Oili Suominen.

Guest speakers: Jukka Koskelainen and Marja-Leena Mikkola.