Ceatl's Hexalogue or Code of Good Practice

Well,  those who read  this blog know it  is also about translating poetry to the highest possible standards.
Literary translators are often underpaid or their name is omitted from the credits. in CEATL's words: Drawing on the experience of its 32 member associations, CEATL notes a general disregard for literary translators’ rights, in addition to shamefully low remuneration. Although all European countries have signed the Berne Convention, in which translations are explicitly acknowledged as original literary works, in many countries translators are not considered authors. This disregard is also reflected in the fact that the translator’s name is generally omitted from the credits, at readings and other events, and is often ignored by the media (press, radio, TV, online). Sometimes the translator’s name is omitted even when their work is used.

Now CEATL ( the European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations) has worked out the Six Commandments of ‘fair-play’ in literary translation, adopted by its General Assembly on 14 May, 2011. So here they are to whom it may concern:
1. Licensing of rights
The licensing of rights for the use of the translation shall be limited in time to a maximum of five years. It shall be subject to the restrictions and duration of the licensed rights of the original work. Each licensed right shall be mentioned in the contract.

2. Fees
The fee for the commissioned work shall be equitable, enabling the translator to make a decent living and to produce a translation of good literary quality.

3. Payment terms
On signature of the contract, the translator shall receive an advance payment of at least one third of the fee. The remainder shall be paid on delivery of the translation at the latest.

4. Obligation to publish
The publisher shall publish the translation within the period stipulated in the contract, and no later than two years after the delivery of the manuscript.

5. Share in profit
The translator shall receive a fair share of the profits from the exploitation of his/her work, in whatsoever form it may take, starting from the first copy.

6. Translator’s name
As author of the translation, the translator shall be named wherever the original author is named.

Geen Castor treinen door Europa

 Salon12b staat geheel acter de moedige mensen die de Castortrein van uit Frankrijk naar Gorleben  proberen tegen te houden door de sporen te bezetten. Onder 'Nooit' vind je de kaart van waar de trein  langs komt en onder 'Maar niet ingrijpen' de pagina van de Duitse anti-kernenergie beweging

Nooit zal ik leliewit op water drijven

ontplooid & vederlicht

Daarvoor kijk ik teveel

naar aarde

sta & ben

op & in

Niet handelen

is mogelijk

als het wetend voelen

zegt

dat het aan de ander is

denken kan,

het nu

gedragen op adem

van het al

Maar niet ingrijpen

in de 1000 jaar

of 1000 nachten

op beter wachten

dat wil ik niet

Het mee richting geven

aan wat parallel

ons te wachten staat

niet stampvoetend, maar

ontplooid & vederlicht

is waar het omgaat

No to the death penalty

The text about Troy Davis and his planned execution in September, which should not take place.

JESS ES

Du sollst nicht töten

Du

Du

Du

Du

Du

Du

Du

Du

Du

Poem by Fred Schywek

From the book: Felsenleiter

One of the upcoming peaceactions...

You might have read our appeal for September first, world day for peace. The poetry reading to which we have been invited to read will be one of the peace actions. The reading is on 9/11, 10 years later. A poem honoring the firemen going into the towers and a poem about the towers burning will be read simultaneously in German and in Dutch at the exact time of the first impact. Ken Post with his guitar will also participate with a song he wrote about what he saw as an eyewitness that fateful day. We thank Frank De Vos for this opportunity.