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Jessica Rainey

@jessrainey.bsky.social
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Translator, Associate Translator at Stephen Spender Trust, Associate Lecturer at Newcastle University. Currently PhD researching creative translation in the classroom.

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Jessica Rainey @jessrainey.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Thanks to The Mercurian for publishing my translation of Yolanda García Serrano’s play: ¡Corre!. Originally translated for the Cervantes Theatre in London, I firmly believe it will ‘travel well’ and resonate with audiences in different locations and contexts. the-mercurian.com/2026/05/27/r...
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Run!
Photo by Antonio Tiedra By Yolanda García Serrano Translated from Spanish by Jessica Rainey Run! (¡Corre!) is a two-person play centred on a series of prison visits between a brother, behind bars, …
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
@tpleitezvela.bsky.social traces a family’s search for a loved one killed during the Salvadoran Civil War in this genre-blending prose poem. Read “Hammering the Iron,” translated from Spanish by @jessrainey.bsky.social, here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
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Hammering the Iron - Words Without Borders
Tania Pleitez Vela traces a family’s search for a loved one killed during the Salvadoran Civil War in this genre-blending prose poem.
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Jessica Rainey @jessrainey.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I’ll be sharing some tips and insights into the judging process for the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators this Thursday – come join us!
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Read @tpleitezvela.bsky.social’s poem “Hammering the Iron” (tr. @jessrainey.bsky.social), which chronicles the loss of a friend and the search for the human remains of several women killed by the military in El Salvador. Find the full poem here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
The image of an orange and black bird, overlaid on top of the image in white letters it reads: Hammering the IronBy Tania Pleitez Vela, translated from Spanish by Jessica Rainey Poetry “These friends are the diary that resists the damp, the personal dictionary, the repository of old and invented words, words that pass from babble to whisper and finally to voice. These friends are the strength behind the other you: the one that steps out of the shadows and takes off the armor and doesn’t die from trying.”
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Jessica Rainey @jessrainey.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Tomorrow! 6 pm UK time… perfectly timed for an aperitif and a quiet hour of readings of translations of writings from El Salvador. Register here: middlebury.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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New England Review @newenglandreview.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Join us on Saturday, October 4, at 1 PM EST for a virtual reading in honor of the special folio "The Sharpened Will of Us All," guest edited by Alexandra Lytton Regalado, from New England Review issue 46.2. Register for your private Zoom link here: middlebury.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Jessica Rainey @jessrainey.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I’m not sure why but, because I’m an international contributor, I wasn’t expecting to receive any physical copies. So was very happy to have these drop through my letterbox today. It’s a beautiful thing @newenglandreview.bsky.social
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Jessica Rainey @jessrainey.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The war wrenches us away from our original belonging. We leave aside the games, the garden, the blackouts and bombs... Honoured to have my translation of ‘Six incantations against loss’ by @tpleitezvela.bsky.social in this issue nereview.com/article/six-...
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Six incantations against loss – New England Review
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Jessica Rainey @jessrainey.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Riveting. Compelling. You could hear a pin drop. And the penny dropping. @kshams.bsky.social
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Modern Poetry in Translation @mptmagazine.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
PUBLISHED ONLINE TODAY Sea Shells: Emerging Poets from #Gaza Selected and translated by MPT Poet in Residence, Batool Abu Akleen. modernpoetryintranslation.com/sea-shells-a...
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SEA SHELLS: An anthology of emerging poets from Gaza  - Modern Poetry in Translation
Selected and translated by Batool Abu Akleen. Edited by Cristina Viti.
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Jessica Rainey @jessrainey.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
👀 Fair is coming to Newcastle this week (perfectly timed as a literary preamble to the Hoppings?)
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The Stephen Spender Trust @stephenspender.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
1 week to go! #Teachers, join Stacie Allan and Ali Al-Jamri for a free webinar on #CreativeTranslation in the English classroom. Perfect preparation for #SSTPoetryPrize2025! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-t... Hosted by @englishassociation.bsky.social #edusky #teamenglish
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Creative Translation in the English classroom: How can it work?
Explore practical strategies for engaging with a diverse range of texts using the Stephen Spender Trust’s Creative Translation approach
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ITI North East Network @itinortheast.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Translators and interpreters! Come along on Thursday 19 June: *PEN Lecture 2025, 6pm* delivered by Kamila Shamsie (We're not organising this). Venue: NCLA, NE1 7RU To book: englishpen.beaconforms.com/form/4c1eb2d9 *Meet-up from 7:45pm* – an informal catch up at the Trent House, NE1 4QT #ITICommunity
Photo of Kamila Shamsie's head and shoulders in an embroidered orange top. She has brown, almost shoulder-length wavy hair and brown eyes
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Angie Scott @angiescottncl.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Prof. Michelle Sheehan & fellow researchers discuss their work which shows a language curriculum oriented around linguistics could address the decline in language learning theconversation.com/linguistics-... @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social
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Linguistics could make language learning more relevant – and attractive – for school pupils
A languages curriculum enriched with linguistics is appealing to students and teachers.
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UCU Newcastle University @newcastleucu.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Updated location please share this one instead! Civic centre start!
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UCU Newcastle University @newcastleucu.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Come down to Newcastle, come up to Newcastle, come across to Newcastle — join the NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION in Newcastle on June 11th. Everyone who thinks HE needs to be supported and accessible to all is welcome! For your agenda's: 11 June, 12-2pm, Newcastle!
national demo UCU in Newcastle - 11 June
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Jessica Rainey @jessrainey.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Yet again, the students entering the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators have blown me away with their inventiveness – the fun they’ve had playing around with the language just radiates off the page :-) @translationexch.bsky.social
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Jessica Rainey @jessrainey.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Days spent scraping the lettering off the roof of the Doblo, but at least now we can stop dreaming up the meaning behind the letters (Fun Garage Session, Freedom Going South…)
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Jessica Rainey @jessrainey.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Favourite academic concept so far – the Zone of Proximal Development – this deserves to be the title of a poem…
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The Stephen Spender Trust @stephenspender.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Calling all teachers and budding young translators! #SSTPoetryPrize2025 is open for entries! Translate into English any poem from any language, or a Portuguese poem from our Spotlight booklet, for your chance to join the SSP hall of eternal fame! www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...
Yellow background. Cartoon hands hold up a sign which says “Stephen Spender Prize”. Image text reads “Stephen Spender Prize 2025, 1 May – 31 July”.  Brightly coloured confetti on either side. Image footnote reads "We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities." www.stephen-spender.org 
SST logo in yellow bottom left.
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Jessica Rainey @jessrainey.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Getting animated about Creative Translation in the Classroom at a T&I research event on Wednesday… @stephenspender.bsky.social @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social
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Jessica Rainey @jessrainey.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I’m going to start with the microcamper journey. Here she is. A 2009 high top. Bought from FB marketplace in October 2024. Eek.
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