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U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze Announces the Publication of ‘Transient Worlds,’ His Personal Guide to Poetry in TranslationArthur Sze, the nation’s 25th U.S. Poet Laureate, will publish a new book as a focus of his laureateship: “Transient Worlds,” his personal guide to global poetry in translation. Published by Copper Canyon Press in association with the Library of Congress on April 14, 2026, “Transient Worlds” will take readers through 1,500 years of poetry from around the world and will feature translations into English from 13 languages, including Arabic, Braj Bhasha, Greek, Japanese, Navajo, Spanish and Tzeltal. “Translation, indeed, is everywhere; and English, a composite and growing language, has been enriched and strengthened over time by accruals from languages across the world,” Sze said of his focus on literary translation as the theme for his collection. “Translation makes the ancient contemporary, the foreign accessible, and the human experience universal.” Click here for more information. You are subscribed to Latest News from the Library of Congress.
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