Wickerwork: On Poetic Translation

GERMAN STUDIES: NEW PERSPECTIVES

SPEAKERS: Richard Sieburth (New York University), Christian Lehnert (University of Leipizig)

Richard Sieburth will present his translations and engage in discussion with Christian Lehnert.  

About the Speakers

Richard Sieburth is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at New York University and a renowned translator of German and French poetry and literature. 

Christian Lehnert is the Head of Liturgical Studies at the University of Leipzig and a critically acclaimed poet, recipient of the 2024 Hölderlin Prize for German Poetry. 

Co-sponsored by the Rethinking Translation and Classical Traditions and Receptions seminars and the Center for the Study of World Religions.