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The Chinese University of Hong Kong International Poets in Hong Kong – Coral Bracho Meeting the Readers Session

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Coral Bracho Meeting the Readers

Date:

26 Sep 2015

Time:

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Venue:

The Commercial Press – Tsim Sha Tsui Book Centre Shops B1007-1010 B1/F., Miramar Shopping Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui

Speaker(s):

Coral Bracho (Poet);Moderator: Prof. Cheng Yiyang (The Chinese translator of Coral Bracho’s poetry collection)

Biography of Speaker:

Ms. Bracho is an internationally recognized poet, translator and scholar in literature. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Aguascalientes National Poetry Prize (1981), the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize (2003), the Jaime Sabines-Gatien Lapointe International Prize (2011), the Zacatecas International Prize (Quebec, 2011), a Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte fellowship, a John Simon Guggenheim fellowship, and a Lannan Foundation Writers Residency in Marfa, Texas. Some of her books have been translated into other languages. EN LA ENTRAÑA DEL TIEMPO, her bilingual poetry collection with original texts and Chinese translation has already been published by CUP in 2015 September. Professor Cheng Yiyang is a translator of Coral Bracho’s poetry collection. Professor Cheng is an Associate Professor and Vice Director of Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature Department at Peking University. She is also deputy of the China Association for Latin America Studies. Professor Cheng is engaged in research and translation of Spanish language literature and culture. Her principal translations include: Anthology of Octavio Paz, Jaguar Cult, Anthology for Qinghai Lake International Poetry Festival (Spanish Language poems), Flamenco: a Southern Art in Spain, Legend of the Holy Blood, Evil in Love and Liangzhouci (from Chinese to Spanish).

Admission:
Enquiries:

Ms. Lam
Tel: 3943-6546
Email: iphk.cuhk@gmail.com
Facebook Page : International Poets in Hong Kong

Event Details:

Ms. Bracho is the eighth internationally renowned poet who has been invited to visit Hong Kong since the debut of ‘International Poet in Hong Kong’, the bi-annual event, in September 2010. By extending the poetry events beyond university campuses into the community, CUHK is dedicated to enriching the cultural lives of all Hongkongers, widening the horizons of high school and college students as well as encouraging creativity and imagination in their local environment. For more details, please visit our Facebook Page, ‘International Poets in Hong Kong’.

Date: 2015/09/26(Sat);
Poet: Coral Bracho;
Moderator: Professor Cheng Yiyang;
Language: Mandarin and Spanish;
Admission: Free

Remarks:

Open to Public