"Wickerwork: On Poetic Translation"
Date and Time
October 30, 2025
04:00PM - 06:00PM EDT
Location
Plimpton Room, Barker Center room 133
SPEAKERS: Richard Sieburth (New York University), Christian Lehnert (University of Leipzig)
Richard Sieburth will present his translations and engage in discussion with Christian Lehnert.
About the Speakers
Richard Sieburth is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at New York University and a renowned translator of German and French poetry and literature.
Christian Lehnert is the Head of Liturgical Studies at the University of Leipzig and a critically acclaimed poet, recipient of the 2024 Hölderlin Prize for German Poetry.
Co-sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center's German Studies Seminar, Rethinking Translation and Classical Traditions and Receptions seminars, and the Center for the Study of World Religions.