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Dan Bellm is a widely published translator of poetry and fiction from Spanish and French. He currently teaches The Art of Translation for the Antioch University Los Angeles M.F.A. in Creative Writing Program, and Spanish to English Literary Translation for the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Dan is a member of the American Literary Translators Association, as well as a consultant on Spanish-language books for children and youth for Scholastic, Inc.
Published translations include four poems in The Ecco Anthology of International Poetry (HarperCollins, 2010); Sun on the Ceiling (Au soleil du plafond) by Pierre Reverdy (The American Poetry Review, July/August 2009); and Angel’s Kite (La estrella de Angel), by Alberto Blanco (Children’s Book Press, 1994).
His translation of Laura Gallego García’s novel, The Legend of the Wandering King (La leyenda del Rey Errante) (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, Inc., 2005) made the American Library Association’s Notable Books for Children list and the School Library Journal’s Outstanding International Books list for 2006.
Other translations of poetry and fiction have appeared in Clamor of Innocence: Stories from Central America (City Lights), Out of the Mirrored Garden: New Fiction by Latin American Women (Anchor Books), and such journals as Circumference, the Kenyon Review, Nimrod International Journal, Poetry Northwest, Two Lines, and The Village Voice.
Readings
Audio recording of Dan Bellm reading his translations from French of Sun on the Ceiling (Au soleil du plafond), twenty prose poems by Pierre Reverdy (1889-1960).
Word Temple, a monthly poetry program on KRCB-FM, Santa Rosa, California, broadcast the poems on April 21, 2010. They begin just past the 30-minute mark of the one-hour recording. |
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http://krcb.org/wordtemple
Poetry Party! - April 21, 2010 |
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The Ecco Anthology of International Poetry.
Eds. Ilya Kaminsky and Susan Harris. New York: Ecco, 2010.
Edited by Ilya Kaminsky and Susan Harris of Words Without Borders, The Ecco Anthology of International Poetry offers a selection of the finest international poetry from the 20th century in the best English translations available. Providing in many cases the first and only English language translations of acclaimed poets from the world over, The Ecco Anthology of International Poetry is a unique treasure and resource which Gregory Orr proclaims, “a stunning, indispensable anthology” and Edward Hirsch calls, “a modern book of wonders.”
Reviews
From canonical modernists like Valéry, Vallejo, and Pasternak to younger poets of today, the Ecco Anthology collects an amazing spectrum of poetic voices from around the world.
--John Ashbery |
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The Legend of the Wandering King.
Laura Gallego García. Trans. Dan Bellm. New York: Arthur E. Levine Books, 2005.
Reviews
Set in the deserts of Arabia, this wonderful, fantastical fairy tale, translated from Spanish, is at once fresh and familiar. . . . This beautifully symmetrical tale of the possibility of redemption, of fate vs. free will, of the necessity of heart in art, will enthrall readers young and old.
-- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Spanish author Garcia writes a captivating, magical tale -- a combination of original legend, philisophical mediation, romance, and adventure … Readers will enjoy the thoughtful ruminations on fate and consequence as much as the thrilling, magical action.
-- Booklist
A riveting and rewarding historical fantasy.
-- San Francisco Chronicle |
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Angel's Kite/La estrella de Ángel.
Alberto Blanco. Trans. Dan Bellm. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1998.
No one knows what happened to the bell in the church tower. Did the priest sell the bell to a foreign collector? Did revolutionaries melt it down and turn the metal into cannons? Or was it just magic? Whatever the reason, the town hasn't been the same since it disappeared. To heal the pain of this loss, Angel, the young kite maker, creates a beautiful kite showing the whole town — including the missing church bell. After an exciting chase and a lonely night on a cold mountaintop with his three loyal dogs, Angel succeeds in bringing back the bell to his beloved town. |
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