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Interview _ Elvire Roberts

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Elvire Roberts was born in Yorkshire, spent her early childhood in Zambia and now lives in Nottingham. She studied Chinese at the University of Cambridge, later pursuing her passion for language to train as a British Sign Language (BSL)/ English Interpreter. She has taught interpreting, and now works primarily in forensic, mental health, academic and arts settings at a senior level. She also assesses and audits interpreting services. Elvire has recently completed an MA in Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University. She writes poetry and short stories and her poetry has been shortlisted and placed in national competitions. Elvire is actively involved in the local poetry community in Nottingham (UNESCO City of Literature) and regularly performs her work. In this interview, Elvire Roberts talks about British Sign Language, Journeys in Translation, and poetry. How would you describe the work that you do? As an interpreter, I see my work extending in two parallel planes: th