lyrikline.org

About the project

Lyrikline. org is a large-scale digital archive dedicated to world poetry. The project functions as part of the iHaus für Poesiei (House of Poetry). The main goal of the resource is to make poetry accessible to readers around the world, overcoming language barriers. The site is positioned not just as a library of texts, but as a space for translation and intercultural dialogue.

The site interface is multilingual. Users can switch between dozens of languages, including Russian, German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese and many others. This immediately makes it clear: the project is aimed at an international audience, and not at a narrow local segment.

Main directions

The structure of the portal is clearly divided into three key blocks that form its content core:

• Poets. Authors from all over the world are collected here. The catalog allows you to search for authors both in alphabetical order (AZ) and filter them by original language or country of origin. The list of countries is huge: from Australia and Argentina to Zimbabwe and Japan.
• Poems. The poetry database also has dual navigation. You can search for works by the original language or, which is especially important for the project, by the target language. This turns the site into a tool for those who want to read world classics in their native language.
• Translations. A separate section is dedicated to translators. There are lists of specialists A-Z, as well as the ability to find specific translations. This highlights the role of the translator as a key part of Lyrikline's work.

Particular attention is paid to the diversity of languages. In the list of originals you can find not only large languages ​​like Chinese or Arabic, but also rare ones: Aymara, Basque, Galician, Lusatian languages, Swahili, Eskimo (Greenlandic) and even the language of the Indians of South America. Translations are available in an even wider range of languages, including Avar, Buryat, Kalmyk and Dishin.

Features of the site

The main feature of the resource is its global coverage. The project is not limited to the European or English-speaking tradition. The presence of sections Poets by country and Poems by language allows you to dive deeply into local literary scenes.

The interface offers convenient filters:

• New arrivals (new on Lyrikline) - poets, poems and translations.
• Alphabetical index of authors.
• Geographic reference (countries of the world).
• Linguistic reference (source language and target language).

It is important to note that the site actively works with translations. The sections Translators A-Z and Translations A-Z show that not only the text is valued here, but also the personality of the translator.This is a rare approach for large literary archives, where they often forget to mention those who made the poem understandable to a foreign-language reader.

Contact information

The site contains standard sections for interaction:

• Contacts - available in the navigation menu.
• Partners- section dedicated to cooperation.
• Donations- an opportunity to support the project financially.

Also in the footer of the site it is indicated that this is a project of iHaus für Poesiei.

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