It is one thing to try to translate the meaning of a text from a language as different from English as Chinese. Trying to capture the sound of a poem in translation is something else entirely. In a presentation that is part lecture, part performance, Jonathan Stalling will demonstrate different ways to hear the problem of sound in translation and explore some of his solutions. In a series of “experiments,” Stalling will discuss, chant, and recite Chinese poetry in Chinese, English, and in both at the same time.