Translation by Lotus Chen: Original Text: “The Sea is History” by Derek Walcott Where are your monuments, your battles, martyrs?…
“Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes
Translations by Dylan Shayne: Draft #1: The Bridge Well son, I’ll tell you My life hasn’t been an easy…
“The World Is Too Much With Us” by William Wordsworth
Translation by Alejandro Sanchez Original Text: “The World Is Too Much With Us” by William Wordsworth The world is too…
“Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou
Translation by Julia Paster: Original Text: “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m…
“Masks” by Shel Silverstein
Translation by Patrick Leonard Original Text: “Masks” by Shel Silverstein She had blue skin, And so did he. He kept…
“Sailing to Byzantium” by W.B. Yeats
Translations by Daniel Gursoy: Original Text: “Sailing to Byzantium” by W.B. Yeats That is no country for old men.…
Lin Manuel Miranda Tony Award Speech
Lin Manuel Miranda’s 2016 Tony Award speech/ poem was read on the same day as the Orlando Shooting Tragedy. Translation…
“Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst” by Kendrick Lamar
Translation by Robert Gahwiler: Original Text “Sing About Me, I’m Dying Of Thirst” [Sing About Me] [Intro:] When the lights…
“Carnival” by Rebecca Lindenberg
Translation by Stephanie Sun: Detail: Original Text: “Carnival” by Rebecca Lindenberg The mask that burns like a violin, the…
“Good-Night” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Translation by Diana Bender-Bier: Stills: Original Text: “Good-Night” by Percy Bysshe Shelley Good-night? ah! no; the hour is…