Lives in Translation

EPISODE 3 with John Keene is now LIVE 🎙

On this episode of VOICE, Stephanie Rodriguez speaks with John Keene, author of the award-winning collection Counternarratives and the forthcoming collection Punks. He is a translator of poetry, fiction, and essays from Portuguese, French, and Spanish. He chairs the Department of African American and African Studies, is Distinguished Professor of English and African American Studies at Rutgers University-Newark.

They discuss language as a superpower, John’s unique process as an experimental writer that engages historical context, and the need for more translation of literary works by non-Anglophone black diaspora authors in English.

John also shares a moving poetry reading!

Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy!

Listen on Spotify -- https://open.spotify.com/episode/2VqUMKfwp5w7VI49qVj5HZ

Listen on Apple -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voice-with-john-keene/id1553868996?i=1000518134692

Rutgers University - Newark is celebrated as the most diverse university campus in the United States, bringing visibility to our students who make our campus linguistically rich. Through the Lives in Translation program, our students were able to provide their language services in a new unique way that would assist many during the Covid-19 pandemic: by aiding the city of Newark’s contact-tracing efforts.

Lives in Translation Program Aids Newark’s Covid-19 Contact Tracing Efforts Faculty, students, and alumni at the School of Arts & Sciences-Newark (SASN) have found many ways to be of service during the current