DoubleSpeak is the University of Pennsylvania’s journal for literary translation. Founded over a decade ago, our annual (print and online) journal celebrates a range of languages and cultures through poetry translated across centuries and around the world. Along with the original on the facing page, each translation is accompanied by a biographical note about the poet--whether less known or internationally beloved--and a substantial translator’s note, in which the contributor reflects on particular challenges of the translation process. As well as interviews with contemporary translators, DoubleSpeak publishes Musings, or personal essays about living with and in translation.
DoubleSpeak is grateful to the Student Activities Council, Departments of English and Comparative Literature, the Kelly Writers House, and especially the Price Lab for Digital Humanities, for their central support through the University of Pennsylvania.