The Corette Library, in conjunction with the Artaza Center, will be presenting a reading by Fiona Sze-Lorrain. Sze-Lorrain is a poet, literary translator, editor, and zheng harpist who writes and translates in English, French, and Chinese. She will read from her latest book of poetry, The Ruined Elegance (Princeton, 2016), chosen by Library Journal as one of the "Best Books 2015: Poetry" and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2016, as well as her two earlier collections and she will also read from her translations of contemporary Chinese and American poets, including Yi Lu's Sea Summit. Sze-Lorrain will discuss briefly about poetry, translation, cross-cultural experiences, and her work as a musician.
Melissa Kwasny, who wrote the foreword to Sze-Lorrain's translation of poetry by Yi Lu, one of China's leading poets, will introduce Ms. Sze-Lorrain and talk about and read from her foreword.
This event is free and open to the public.