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Poetry newslog September 2003

January 18, 2006
Constantine wins Popescu prize for translation Enzensberger Poetry Library launches digital magazines’ archive
September 23, 2003
Constantine wins Popescu prize for translation Enzensberger
The Corneliu M Popescu Prize for European Poetry Translation, for a work translated from a European language into English, has been awarded to David Constantine for his translation of Hans Magnus Enzensberger's Lighter than Air. The prize, worth 1500 British pounds, was named after the young Romanian translator Popescu who died in the earthquake of 1977, aged nineteen. Judge Alan Brownjohn writes about the selection process in The Guardian.

September 22, 2003
Poetry Library launches digital magazines’ archive
The British Poetry Library has launched a new website offering free access to the digital library of 20th and 21st century English poetry magazines from its collection.
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