The 18th International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting: Meet our Keynote Speaker, Dr Pauline Henry-Tierney (Newcastle University)

On Wednesday, the sky came down in its gray coat, in its knowing, the way a mother leans over you after the fever breaks, her hand already cold. The rain slid sideways. A boy you knew once held your mouth open to the air like a bloom, said swallow. The sea will come for you soon enough. He is not here now.

Masha Karpoukhina’s documentary follows a soundscape ecologist who lost everything in a California wildfire.

Translator's Note: The original Chinese text of "Chorus" (《歌队》) was published in the January 2024 print edition of 鲤Newriting magazine. The English translation is appearing here for the first time and has been carried out with the author's permission. Entrance Sitting in a Malatang diner, I wait for Lina. Seven fifteen becomes nine. Two and a half pots of hot water in, I'm sweating a little, feeling the evening chill.

Podcast Episode · Short Cuts · 17/09/2024 · 29m