Translators are urgently need to convert and record into Greek, Italian and Arabic a collaborative poetry project dedicated to the Lincoln Mills site in Coburg in time for the MoreArt 2020 Festival on 11 to 29 November.

The project is the work of Jessie Scott, sound artist Joel Stern and Indigenous poet Timmah Ball. It centres on the Lincoln Mills site of which all that remains is a factory chimney while much of the original site is occupied by large shops, offices and parking spaces.

“We’ve chosen the languages Greek, Italian and Arabic as they are languages spoken by the communities associated with factory labour in Moreland over the last half century and entangled in the many shifts reflected in the text,” said Ms Scott.

“We’re also very aware that when translating poetry, there is much more interpretation and creative licence that must be taken, as poetry is so subjective to begin with.

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“So instead of just going with a translation service, we thought we would look for individuals who spoke the languages we want it translated into and either have some relationship to the area or are writers/poets/creative people themselves,” she said.

Ms Scott said $250 would be paid for the translation and reading adding that the project did allow for some latitude in the translation process.

♦ For more information contact Jessie Scott on email: jesspicable@gmail.com