We have just learned that a poem translation by Dr. Poucel, our Affiliate Professor of French and Italian, placed First Up for the National Translation Awards for Poetry in 2016. Such a high placement for this award, which is issued by the American Literary Translators Association, is recognition of extraordinary calibre in what is a most challenging genre. The poem in question is Minute-Operas by Frédéric Forte, and it was translated to English by Dr. Poucel and fellow poet-translators Daniel Levin Becker, Ian Monk, and Michelle Noteboom. We wish to express our (albeit belated) congratulations to Dr. Poucel!
