Happy Fat Tuesday, dear reader. For lent this year, I'm hosting another Psalm Translation Contest (see the previous posting
here).
Last year's winner wrote a brilliant reversal of
Psalm 26. Entrants went on to publish their translations in
Image, A-Minor Magazine, and
The Missouri Review. So, round two...
Rules: Pick any biblical Psalm and translate it into English (foreign
language entries welcome with literal translation included). Mangle,
tangle, make strange, reverse, jump off from - in short do whatever you
like with your psalm as long as the result is strong poetry. No
knowledge of Hebrew is necessary. Entries will be judged (by panel) on
originality, musicality, accuracy (to the psalm's spirit), and
aesthetics. Send entries to:
MatthewDLandrum(at)gmail(dot)com. (Change (at) to @ and (dot) to .)
Prize: $200 and a beat-up copy of George Steiner's "After Babel - Aspect
of Language and Translation." Winners will be published on this blog.
Deadline: Easter Sunday (March 31, 2013)
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