I train translators, research translation and translated fiction, translate a bit, read books and ride bikes. Not necessarily in that order.
Exeter, England
Joined November 2015
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Richard Mansell retweeted
A la Setmana del Llibre en Català, amb @GodallEdicions i @ourmanindevon. Aquesta tríada aviat donarà bones notícies.
Richard Mansell retweeted
Looking forward to offering this writing workshop in Exeter.
Letters from the Archives: Creative Writing Workshop
Date: Fri, Sept 6 • 14:30 BST
Location: Prince of Wales Road Seminar Room A/B, Exeter, EX4 4SB
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Richard Mansell retweeted
Poetry in Catalan and English last night with Exeter writer-in-residence @sebastiaportell and @ExeterModLangs’ @ourmanindevon 💫
You can hear from Sebastià once again at @bookbagbookshop tomorrow at 6pm with a free author talk, pick up a ticket here: exetercityofliterature.com/e…
Great events w/ @ExeterCityofLit Visiting Writer @sebastiaportell next week!
👉🏻Mon 24th, 11.30-2.30, Creative workshop @ExeterLibrary
👉🏻Mon 24th, 6-7, Culture, identity, Majorca @exeter_phoenix
👉🏻Wed 26th, 6-7, Literature as a party, @bookbagbookshop
👇🏻See thread for more!
We’re thrilled to announce the writers involved in our International Residency Exchange with @bcnliteratura!
This year, the authors are Sunday Times Bestselling author @esmiejp and @sebastiaportell an award-winning writer, and one of Catalan literature’s rising stars 💫
ALT A headshot of Sebastià with an arrow with 'Barcelona' written above it and a headshot of Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson with an arrow with 'Exeter' written above it.
Richard Mansell retweeted
.@sebastiaportell is currently in Exeter and is set to host several free events in the city during his residency, including:
Cultural Contact as a Creative Force: A Workshop - Monday 24th June 11:30am - 2:30pm @ExeterLibrary @ExeterModLangs
🎟️: exetercityofliterature.com/e…
ALT Join Exeter Writer in Residence Sebastià Portell at the following events in June: Cultural contact as a creative force: A Workshop.
Richard Mansell retweeted
Cultural Heritage and Cultural Identity on Majorca - Monday 24th June 6pm @exeter_phoenix @ExeterModLangs
🎟️: exetercityofliterature.com/e…
ALT Enduring paradise? Cultural heritage and cultural identity on Majorca.
.@sebastiaportell talking about wonderful things, with me asking questions!
In conversation with Sebastià Portell - Wednesday 26th June 6pm @bookbagbookshop @ExeterModLangs
🎟️: exetercityofliterature.com/e…
ALT I Have always lived literature as a party - Sebastià Portell in conversation.
Richard Mansell retweeted
The poems were very generously shared with us by @Musakovska, who works tirelessly to make these voices heard. It is an immense and humbling privilege to work with the words of those who, to quote @StephenSpender, "in their life fight for life".
Richard Mansell retweeted
Poems from the front line: every day next week Mon-Fri I'll be sharing one of these extraordinary pieces by Ukrainian poets, but you can start viewing now at
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… Please watch and, if you feel moved to share, please share 🙏🇺🇦
@ExeterModLangs @ExeterCityofLit
Every year at @ExeterModLangs we have ≈60 students learning about Catalan culture, and today we were honoured and fascinated to hear from Catalan poet and translator @_mrspremise, thanks to @bcnliteratura and @ExeterCityofLit - una meravella, gràcies!
For #NationalPoetryDay, at @ExeterModLangs we like to read our favourite poems from around the world. And I thought I'd translate one, too! From the wonderful @nicolaudols's FELIÇ (Happy), Godall, 2020, to the appropriate backdrop of our beautiful campus. Text⬇️⬇️ @iec @IRLlull
El plaer més senzill, el sol plaer,
cada dia del món que t’acompanyi:
el perfum de la pluja de l’agost,
el so dels grills brodant un vel de fosca,
i un frec suau de seda de bedoll
que t’ompli de calfreds la pell de l’ànima.
Richard Mansell retweeted
"I thought I was responsible for whatever had happened in my life, since I had never raised my voice against it - although the reason for this was my fear".
🔥Recommendation🔥
Anjali Kajal's MA IS SCARED, tr. Kavita Bhanot, pb. @commapress.
Online launch event TOMORROW 5pm BST.
Richard Mansell retweeted
"Would we have the same rich history of the sonnet form in English without the early translations from Petrarch? Or what about the hundreds of expressions in English which stem from the King James Bible?" -@ourmanindevon on the complexities of #translation
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Richard Mansell retweeted
Get your tickets for Transatlantic Translations, featuring @AlejBanca @SelkiesHouse @translatewomen @ourmanindevon and Miriam Cano. We'll be talking about translation, multilingualism and migration, and sharing readings.
exetercityofliterature.com/e…
Richard Mansell retweeted
I get a lot of book post, but not often a whole box of books with my own name on the cover. Darina Al Joundi's unforgettable play THE DAY NINA SIMONE STOPPED SINGING, a story of civil war, sexual oppression, and unbreakable human spirit, is coming on 10 March from @nakedeyebooks.
Richard Mansell retweeted
We are proud of being publishers of excellent fiction. Of excellent translated fiction. We could't do what we do without the magnificent work of translators. Not naming them would diminish the very purpose of our mission: to promote reading interculturally. Thanks @jenniferlcroft
