World Poetry in Translation

Come celebrate National Poetry Month (April) with the Literatures and Languages Library by reading or listening to poems from around the world in the original language and English translation. Readers will have 5 minutes to present poems and there will be open mic at the end.

To read a poem(s), please send the title/ language of the poem(s) by March 25, 2026 to Paula Carns at pcarns@illinois.edu and Marek Sroka at msroka@illinois.edu. All are welcome!