The MLA is pleased to announce that it has received generous funding from Southern Methodist University’s Project Poëtica, an initiative of SMU English, to publish the MLA–Project Poëtica Global Translation Series, a five-volume series of poetry translations from a diverse range of less commonly taught world languages. With Project Poëtica’s goal of expanding poetry’s reach and the MLA’s commitment to publishing high-quality translations, the series will be able to reach readers in the classroom and beyond.
“We are very excited to collaborate on this project with the MLA,” said David Caplan, founding director of SMU English’s Project Poëtica and Daisy Deane Frensley Chair in English Literature at SMU. “Project Poëtica supports the art of poetry. These translations will expose anglophone readers to poets from around the world and to the literary cultures and traditions that inspire them.”
Paula M. Krebs, executive director of the MLA, said, “The MLA Executive Council and I are exceedingly grateful for SMU English’s generous support. The MLA–Project Poëtica Global Translation Series marks a substantial investment that will allow the voices of poets from around the world to reach students, scholars, and English-language readers everywhere. We look forward to celebrating the publication of each volume at the MLA Annual Convention and through special collaborative events.”
To propose a book in this series, write to scholcomm@mla.org.