Bill Porter
Special guest
Bill Porter is an American author who translates under the pen-name Red Pine. He is a translator of Chinese texts, primarily Taoist and Buddhist, including poetry and sūtras. In 2018, he won the American Academy of Arts & Letters Thornton Wilder Prize for translation.
Bill Porter has been a guest on 1 episode.
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106. Translating Poetry: Finding the Heart
August 12th, 2024 | 52 mins 43 secs
buddhism, chinese poetry, cold mountain, poetry, red pine, sutras, taoism, translation
In our latest episode of Mindful U podcast author, translator, and veteran, Bill Porter, who goes by the pen name Red Pine, takes us through the process of finding the true heart of poem that’s hidden beneath words.