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Katherine E. Young
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Poet Laureate emerita, Arlington, VA. Translator of Akram Aylisli (fiction), Anna Starobinets (memoir), & Russian-language poets from Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. https://katherine-young-poet.com/
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Closing on August 1: funding for translation projects! I can't say enough good things about the Granum Foundation, whose support was integral in the publication of my translation of Akram Aylisli's "People and Trees" (2024)! US residents only. www.granumfoundation.org/granum-prize #translation
Front cover of Akram Aylisli's "People and Trees, A Trilogy" translated by Katherine E. Young (Plamen Press, 2024). Image shows red, green, and gold foliage and flower heads against a dark blue background with lettering in white and gold.
July 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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This Sunday, 6/15, in Arlington, VA: Taking Heart: DC Writers on Courage, a literary reading sponsored by Writers for Democratic Action featuring DC-area writers and translators. If military parades get you down, take heart from writers all over the globe who'll join us in person or in translation!
All-text flyer on purple background: Taking Heart: DC Writers on Courage, a literary reading sponsored by Writers for Democratic Action. Sunday, June 15, 2-4 p.m. Mason Exhibitions in Arlington [VA], across from the Virginia Square metro stop. Featuring Stephanie Bastek, Amy Bernstein, Marguerite Feitlowitz, Lauren Francis-Sharma, Paul Jaskunas, Katie King, Leeya Mehta, Katherine E. Young
June 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Coming up this Saturday at the Gaithersburg book festival: join poet/translator Nancy Naomi Carlson, moderator @majda.bsky.social, and me for the poetry of Abdourahman Waberi and the fiction of Akram Aylisli!
Teal event poster for "The Art of Translation" panel at Gaithersburg Book Festival, May 17, 2:15 p.m. in the Poe Tent. Poster includes photos of translator Nancy Naomi Carlson and the book cover of her translation of Abdourahman Waberi's "When We Only Have the Earth" and translator Katherine E. Young and the book cover of her translation of Akram Aylisli's "People and Trees."
May 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Arlington, VA: join current poet laureate Courtney LeBlanc @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social and poets laureate emeritae
@hollykarapetkova.bsky.social and me this Thursday, 5/1, for a reading and discussion of how poetry helps build community! I'll be talking translation, too...
Pink-colored flyer showing the book cover for "People and Trees" by Akram Aylisli, translated by Katherine E. Young, along with a photo of Young (a white woman with short blond hair). Text: Katherine E. Young People and Trees. Katherine E. Young is the author of Woman Drinking Absinthe and Day of the Border Guards (2014 Miller Williams Arkansas Poetry Prize finalist) and editor of Written in Arlington. She translates poetry and prose by Russian-language writers from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. She served as the inaugural Poet Laureate for Arlington, Virginia (2016-2018).
April 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Three poets laureate in one room! Join current PL Courtney LeBlanc @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social, @hollykarapetkova.bsky.social, and me next Thursday, 5/1, for a reading and discussion of how poetry helps build community in Arlington, VA. ("Wasting our tax dollars" folks welcome, too!)
Event flyer for "Three Arlington Poets Laureate" showing event details (May 1, 6-8 p.m., Mason Exhibitions, 3601 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA) and showing photos of current Arlington County, VA, poet laureate Courtney LeBlanc (long, dark hair) and poet laureates emeritae Holly Karapetkova (shoulder-length blond hair) and Katherine E. Young (short blond hair). Main flyer text: "Three Arlington Poets Laureate: Celebrating Community through Poetry. Current Arlington County Poet Laureate Courtney LeBlanc and Poets Laureate Emeritae Katherine E. Young and Holly Karapetkova read their work and discuss the role of the poet laureate in building community through the literary arts."
April 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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The sky is falling, but we still need art--need it especially now. Join me, Jessica Robinson, Courtney LeBlanc, Rob Guttenberg, Daniel Garrett, Walter Weinschenk, and Julia Tagliere for the next @mocounderground.bsky.social reading this Thursday 4/10 @ 7:30 p.m. at Sandy Spring Museum, Olney, MD!
Flyer for April 10 MoCo Underground Writers Showcase with photos of readers Jessica Robinson, Courtney LeBlanc, Katherine E. Young, Rob Guttenberg, Daniel Garrett, Walter Weinschenk, and host Julia Tagliere on a grey background showing a palm outstretched in a rain shower. Flyer text: Join MoCo Underground Writers Showcase at the Sandy Spring Museum, Thursday, April 10, 7:30-9:00 p.m. for a FREE nights of outstanding literary talent and writerly shenanigans! Register here: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36765/production/1187457?performanceid=11576855 www.sandyspringmusuem.org 17901 Bentley Rd. Sandy Spring, MD 20860 [MoCo Underground lantern logo]
April 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Incandescent with rage that Meta pirated the work of a writer suffering political repression, Azerbaijan's Akram Aylisli, as well as my poems and poetry collection, to train AI, from which Meta will presumably make billions. #bookpiracy @authorsguild.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Screen shot of author search results in LibGen showing that my translations of Akram Aylisli's "Stone Dreams" and "Farewell, Aylis" appear in the database of works pirated by Meta to train Ai.
March 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Happy 87th Birthday to Azerbaijan's Akram Aylisli, whom I am proud to translate. Aylisli still lives under de facto house arrest because his own government fears the power of his writing. Pls support #bannedbooks, #persecutedwriters, and the publishers who publish this vital, life-giving writing!
Photo of author Akram Aylisli overlooking the Caucasus Mountains.
December 6, 2024 at 8:43 PM