Welcome to Wording.life!
This space is dedicated to writing and the possibilities of language.
How can words connect us to a constantly changing world? How can they make or refuse to make meaning? How can they move through translation and how can they move us?
I invite you to explore these and other questions with me - through reading, translating, thinking, and, most importantly, through writing. Browse my creative and critical resources or check out my creative writing workshops to expand your writing skills, enhance your emotional wellbeing, or discover nature poetry & ecopoetics. Writing is a multifaceted art that requires time and practice. I also offer writing advice, editing & proofreading services, and help with academic & creative manuscripts.
Words come in many forms and shapes. They can hurt us. They can heal us. They can help us make sense of our lives. They can begin to express the inexpressible. They can make us see things differently. They are the roots under our feet and the clouds towards we reach.
What are you reaching for?
Translation and Editing
Academic, commercial, and literary translation from German into English and vice versa. Editing services for translations, creative, and academic manuscripts.
Proofreading and Insight
Proofreading of translations, creative, and professional manuscripts. Talks, reviews, teaching resources, academic guidance and professional writing advice.
"It is by means of our poetics that we simultaneously discover and compose the times in which we live." Joan Retallack
Katharina Maria Kalinowski
Writer, Translator, Academic
I'm an independent writer, translator, and academic with over 10 years experience in Creative Writing. I’ve studied and worked across England, Ireland, and Germany, and gained my PhD “Dr. Europaeus” in English Literature & Poetry: Text, Practice as Research from the universities of Cologne, Kent, and Dublin. My areas of expertise include experimental poetry, Creative Writing pedagogy, ecopoetics, and ecotranslation. I firmly believe in the transformative potential of language and love sharing my passion for words with others. I currently live in Derry, but my true home is the sea.