Presentamos, en versión de Raúl Durán, tres poemas de Aracelis Girmay (Santa Ana, California, 1977). Ha publicado libros como Teeth (2007), Kingdom Animalia (2011) y The Black Maria (2016). Fue merecedora del Whiting Award for Poetry en 2015. Actualmente da clases en el Hampshire College. El sueño Anoche, toda la noche…
All Walt Whitman Awards at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 2017 Today at Círculo de Poesía: Jenny Xie, was born in China and raised in New Jersey. Her debut poetry collection, Eye Level, won the Walt Whitman Award in 2017. Spanish version by Adalberto García López. Presentamos un poema de Jenny Xie, quien…
Presentamos una muestra del poeta navajo Rex Lee Jim, poeta, dramaturgo y ensayista navajo, que colabora en múltiples proyectos que buscan beneficiar a las comunidades indígenas del mundo. Las traducciones fueron realizadas por Paola Valverde del inglés. Siete minutos con Rex Lee Jim El maestro cierra los ojos. Pasarán siete minutos.…
All Walt Whitman Awards at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 2015 Today at Círculo de Poesía: Sjohnna McCray (Cincinnati, 1972). Poet and essayist. Winner of the Walt Whitman Award in 2015 for his poetry collection Rapture. He teach in the English department at Savannah State University. Spanish version by Adalberto García López Presentamos…
Presentamos algunos textos de la poeta y traductora norteamericana Jessica Sequeira (California, 1989). Actualmente vive en Santiago de Chile. Sus obras incluyen la colección de cuentos Rhombus and Oval y la colección de ensayos Other Paradises: Poetic Approaches to Thinking in a Technological Age. Ha traducido a Liliana Colanzi, Sara Gallardo, Hilda Mundy y Winétt…
All Walt Whitman Awards at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 2014 Today at Círculo de Poesía: Hannah Sanghee Park, she’s poet. She holds a BA from the University of Washington and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her book, The Same-Different, was selected by Rae Armantrout as the winner of the 2014…
Presentamos una selección de poemas de Christina Thatcher, nacida en Estados Unidos y residente en Gales, donde acaba de publicar su primer poemario More Than You Were (“Más de lo que fuiste”) con la editorial Parthian Books. El libro narra la experiencia de duelo personal de la autora tras la muerte por drogas y alcoholismo…
All Walt Whitman Awards at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 2013 Today at Círculo de Poesía: two poems by Chris Hosea (1973). Winner of the Walt Whitman Award in 2013 for his collection Put Your Hands In, Hosea is described as one of the true descendants avant-garde art movements of the twentieth century,…
All Walt Whitman Awards at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 2012 Today at Círculo de Poesía: Matt Rasmussen. He was born in International Falls, Minnesota, and holds an MFA from Emerson College. Black Aperture (2013), his first full-length collection, won the Walt Whitman Award and was shortlisted for the National Book Award. His…
All Walt Whitman Awards at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 2011 Today at Círculo de Poesía we present two poems of Elana Bell, her debut poetry book Eyes, Stone, received the Walt Whitman Award 2011. Bell has conducted poetry workshops for educators, women in prison, teenagers across the country. Spanish versions by Adalberto García…