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James Richie
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Literary Translator, researcher, and instructor
Translations have been posted in Anomaly, Latin American Literature Today, Hayden's Ferry Review, and Journal of Italian Translation
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The moustache is maybe the most impressive prediction.
October 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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#traducción #publishing #translation #humanities
A book cover with three marbles as it's image Text reads: Alum publication alert! The 26th issue of the Triple Series from Ravenna Press contains Víctor Cabrera's poetry collection A Village Devastated by Godzilla [Una aldea devastada por Godzilla] translated by recent humanities Alum James Richie.
September 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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There is another post from the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture, and I will echo it here. You can watch the bilingual poetry reading of Víctor Cabrera's poems and my translations at the link below.

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A man in a t-shirt against a plain red background. He is holding one finger in the air. Text reads: The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture Check out the recording of last year's Virtual Keynote: Víctor Cabrera Presented in both Spanish and English
September 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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I found this mention of one of my translations randomly. Very exciting!

#Literature #Theater #Translation
An image of a woman standing in front of a tree. Text reads: Here is Russian futurist Elena Guro's short play, "Arlekin, the Beggar," translated by James Richie, from her first book of prose, poetry & plays, THE HURDY-GURDY (1909): https://www.sic-journal.org/Article/Index/654
September 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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¡El libro está disponible!

#literature #publishing #conference #poesia #traducciones
August 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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May 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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For anyone near Kent State, pick up a copy!

An excerpt from my translation of WIDE SCREEN by Víctor Cabrera is featured in this issue.

#LiteraryJournal #Poetry #Literatura #traducción #EnglishDepartment
Trees in the background and a logo with a field Text reads Haymaker Literary Journal Kent State Literary Journal Copies are available in the English Office at 113 Scatter field Hall and Wick Poetry Center Copies are free, and voluntary donations are appreciated.
April 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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So excited to have one excerpt from my translation of Víctor Cabrera's WIDE SCREEN included in the inaugural issue of Haymaker Literary Journal

#Poetry #Translation
#KentState
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March 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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March 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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At this year's Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture
My translation of Víctor Cabrera's poem "Guijarros" in Translations #HotBrownPress
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February 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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One week from today!

#LouisvilleConference #Literature #Poetry #Translation
February 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (20/20)

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A book cover displaying people eating at a table. The text reads: David Bordwell, Figures Traced in Light: On Cinematic Staging"
December 17, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (19/20)

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A book with a geometric design. The text reads "The Sublime Object of Ideology by Slavoj Zizek"
December 16, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (18/20)

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A book cover displaying a pencil. The text reads "The Subversive Scribe: Translating Latin American Fiction by Suzanne Jill Levine"
December 15, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (17/20)

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A book cover showing woman sitting in a chair. The text is in Spanish.
December 14, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (16/20)

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A book cover featuring a geometric design. The text reads "The Translator's Invisibility: A History of Translation, Lawrence Venuti"
December 13, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (15/20)

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A book cover displaying a medieval painting. The painting shows scribes writing in books. The text reads: "Umberto Eco, Experiences in Translation"
December 13, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (14/20)

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A book cover with a geometric design. There is text in Spanish.
December 11, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (13/20)

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A book cover. The text reads "WIDE SCREEN by Víctor Cabrera"
December 10, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (12/20)

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December 9, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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hoose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (11/20)

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A book cover. The text reads "Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges"
December 8, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (10/20)

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A book cover displaying a picture of the author. The text reads "Notes from the Underground, Fyodor Dostoevsky"
December 7, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (9/20)

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#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
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December 6, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (8/20)

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A book cover, shows a crossbow made out of pencils and rubber bands. The title reads "Bullshit jobs: A Theory" by David Graeber
December 5, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (7/20)

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A book cover, displaying a woman looking at a mountain. The text reads "A Film in which I play Everyone, by Mary Jo Bang"
December 4, 2024 at 2:19 PM