More Than One Life: A Conversation with Lyn Coffin, by Alaaeldin Mahmoud Interviews [email protected] Mon, 08/19/2024 - 14:53 Lyn Coffin / Photo by Irmaguru / WikimediaDescribed by Iron Twine Press as “the most accomplished writer most Americans have never heard of,” Lyn Coffin (b. 1943) is a prolific contemporary US poet, writer, and literary translator. Her impressive career spans more than five decades, during which she’s published over thirty books of poetry, fiction, drama, nonfiction, and translation. One of her most notable achievements is her translation of The Knight in the Panther Skin—a twelfth-century epic poem by Shota Rustaveli and classic of Georgian literature—into metrical and rhymed English verse. Additionally, she has received several awards such as the First Prize in Translation from the Academy of American Poets for Jiří Orten’s Elegies (1975), the Gandhi Poetry Prize from the World Congress of Poets in India (2007), and the Georgian National Literature Prize SABA (2016). In the following interview, Coffin shares her thoughts about poetry translation, authorship, identity, and literary creation. Alaaeldin Mahmoud: You have been described as a prolific and versatile writer who has attempted various forms and genres. Which writing form do you identify with the most or feel most comfortable with? Lyn Coffin: I don’t know if I have a favorite literary or poetic form. That’s like asking who your favorite... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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