Our 2025 EUPL Mini-Series continues with the second of three episodes. This interview is with Belgian author Philippe Marczewski. Hear us discuss Marczewvski speak about his relationship to language(s) in Belgium and his thoughts on memory. You can also listen to him reading an excerpt of his special-mention novel, Quand Cécile, followed by a reading of the English translation by Holly James. 

You can see more about Philippe Marczewski on the EUPL's website.

Our 2025 EUPL Mini-Series continues with the second of three episodes. This interview is with Belgian author Philippe Marczewski. Hear us discuss Marczewvski speak about his relationship to language(s) in Belgium and his thoughts on memory. You can also listen to him reading an excerpt of his special-mention novel, Quand C&eacute;cile, followed by a reading of the English translation by Holly James.&nbsp;
You can see more about Philippe Marczewski on the&nbsp;<a href="https://euprizeliterature.eu/en/prize-author/philippe-marczewski/">EUPL's website</a>.

Trafika Europe Radio hosts podcasts of anything and everything literary and cultural related to the continent of Europe. As an accompaniment to our quarterly literary journal and blog, you can access amazing content and riveting literary excerpts. TER began in 2020 with various series, including Women in Translation, French Forays, Eco-Lit, Turkish Sofa, Spotlighting the EU Prize for Literature, and much more! As of 2024, we have remodeled our setup and have done away with the larger themes. Here, you will listen to interviews and exposés about topics from across all of Europe. We look forward to including you in the community! Check out Trafika Europe's website or our Patreon page to become a member for bonus content and materials. 

This playlist is our current playlist full of all new episodes! You can check out the Archive here. 

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Trafika Europe Radio hosts podcasts of anything and everything literary and cultural related to the continent of Europe. As an accompaniment to our quarterly literary journal and blog, you can access amazing content and riveting literary excerpts. TER began in 2020 with various series, including Women in Translation, French Forays, Eco-Lit, Turkish Sofa, Spotlighting the EU Prize for Literature, and much more! As of 2024, we have remodeled our setup and have done away with the larger themes. Here, you will listen to interviews and exposés about topics from across all of Europe. We look forward to including you in the community! Check out <a href="http://www.trafikaeurope.org">Trafika Europe's website</a> or our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeurope">Patreon page</a> to become a member for bonus content and materials. 
This playlist is our current playlist full of all new episodes! You can check out <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/trafika-europe-radio/playlists/ter-the-archive">the Archive here</a>. 
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EUPL Mini-Series #2: Philippe Marczewski

In this episode, host Clayton McKee speaks with Icelandic author Eva Björg Ægisdóttir and translator Victoria Cribb. We discuss their work on the noir novel Home Before Dark. We dive into the importance of geography/place and how Eva and Victoria view the noir and Eva's intervention in it. You can read an excerpt of the novel here. 

You can see the full Meta Mystery issue (in which an excerpt of Home Before Dark appears) here: https://www.trafikaeurope.org/meta-mystery 

Check out our most recent, all-poetry issue here: www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry 

In this episode, host Clayton McKee speaks with Icelandic author Eva Bj&ouml;rg &AElig;gisd&oacute;ttir and translator Victoria Cribb. We discuss their work on the noir novel Home Before Dark. We dive into the importance of geography/place and how Eva and Victoria view the noir and Eva's intervention in it. You can read an excerpt of the novel <a href="https://www.trafikaeurope.org/home-before-dark-aegisdottir-cribb">here</a>.&nbsp;
You can see the full Meta Mystery issue (in which an excerpt of Home Before Dark appears) here: <a href="https://www.trafikaeurope.org/meta-mystery">https://www.trafikaeurope.org/meta-mystery</a>&nbsp;
Check out our most recent, all-poetry issue here: <a href="https://www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry">www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry</a>&nbsp;

Meta Mystery: Eva Björg Ægisdóttir and Victoria Cribb

In this episode, host Clayton McKee speaks with Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis. Gwyneth discusses her career, including her time as the National Poet of Wales. We also dive into her poetics, in particular in relation to her recent collection First Rain in Paradise. You can read an excerpt of that collection published by Bloodaxe Books here. The collection can be viewed on Bloodaxe Books' website. 

Take a look at the full All-Poetry issue here: www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry 

In this episode, host Clayton McKee speaks with Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis. Gwyneth discusses her career, including her time as the National Poet of Wales. We also dive into her poetics, in particular in relation to her recent collection First Rain in Paradise. You can read an excerpt of that collection published by Bloodaxe Books <a href="https://www.trafikaeurope.org/first-rain-lewis">here</a>. The collection can be viewed on <a href="https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/first-rain-in-paradise-1367">Bloodaxe Books' website</a>.&nbsp;
Take a look at the full All-Poetry issue here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry">www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry</a>&nbsp;

All Poetry: A Conversation with Welsh Poet Gwyneth Lewis

In this episode, host Clayton McKee speaks with English-language Maltese poet and translator Abigail Ardelle Zammit. We discuss her translation work on Gioele Galea's poems Ilma / Water. You will hear the original Maltese poems and their English translations throughout the episode, read by the author and the translator, respectively. We also get insight into Abigail Ardelle Zammit's poetics, which are also published in our most recent issue, All Poetry. 

Take a look at the full issue here: www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry 

In this episode, host Clayton McKee speaks with English-language Maltese poet and translator Abigail Ardelle Zammit. We discuss her translation work on Gioele Galea's poems&nbsp;Ilma / Water. You will hear the original Maltese poems and their English translations throughout the episode, read by the author and the translator, respectively. We also get insight into Abigail Ardelle Zammit's poetics, which are also published in our most recent issue,&nbsp;All Poetry.&nbsp;
Take a look at the full issue here: <a href="https://www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry">www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry</a>&nbsp;

EUPL Mini-Series #2: Philippe Marczewski

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