Poetry readings with Transat’s & Friends
© Camille Leherpeur
Transatlantic poetry journal Transat’ invites you to an immersive evening of poetry and translation. Moving fluidly between French and English, this event gathers a dynamic lineup of voices from both France and the United States. Guests will discover new poems, translations, and essays that facilitate a truly globalized conversation, all while enjoying complimentary French wine and light hors d’oeuvres in the Alliance’s jewelbox courtyard.
About the writers
- Vincent Broqua is a writer, translator, and professor at Université Paris 8. An award-winning author, his recent publications include Recovery (2023), and his upcoming book Gaiamen (2025) was recently featured in Transat’ 3.
- Rachel Galvin is a scholar, poet, and translator specializing in comparative poetics. She teaches at The University of Chicago and recently published the acclaimed poetry collection Uterotopia (2023).
- Camille Bloomfield explores poetry through writing, performance, and translation. A co-founder of the OuTransPo collective alongside Galvin, her latest publication is a translation-recreation of Perec and Helmlé’s La Machine (2025).
- cj nizard is a French scholar, performance-maker, and translator based in the US, known for their recent choreographic work in Chicago and reviews in Chicago Review.
- Léon Pradeau is the founding editor of Transat’. He writes books that navigate the space between French and English, most recently vaisseau instantané / instant shipping (2024). Together, cj and Léon are the co-translators of the forthcoming Superliquid Water (2026).
About the Journal
Published twice a year, in late spring and early winter, Transat’ is devoted to cultivating a transatlantic literary community. Each issue is shaped by two guest editors, who steer the journal’s evolving conversation. Through curated packages sent to subscribers and hand-delivered copies placed in independent bookstores on both sides of the Atlantic—often carried by its own contributors as they travel—Transat’ creates a tangible, itinerant network that connects writers and readers across oceans.
Supported by Villa Albertine Chicago and France Chicago Center at the University of Chicago