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'Translating Poetry in the Age of Prose' at AUC Comparative literature professor Randa Abu-Bakr will deliver a lecture next week at AUC's Oriental Hall devoted to translating Arabic poetry into English
The American University in Cairo (AUC)'s Centre for Translation Studies will host Randa Abu-Bakr, professor of English and comparative literature at Cairo University, to deliver a lecture on 'Translating Poetry in the Age of Prose.' The event will be held on Thursday, 11 October, at 6pm. Abu-Bakr boasts wide experience translating Arabic Poetry into the English language. She has published translations of several of the poems of renowned Egyptian poet Abderrahman El-Abnoudy. Programme: Thursday, 11 October, at 6pm AUC's Tahrir Square Campus, Oriental Hall Admission is free, although some form of picture ID is required http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/54382.aspx