culture in translation
This issue is dedicated to explore contemporary Hispanic Caribbean Poetry. Venezuelan poets Gladys Mendía, Antonio Robles, Marta Sojo and Julieta Arella; Cuban poets Octavio Armand, Katherine Bisquet and Ketty Blanco; Salvadoran poet Tania Pleitez Vela; Puerto Rican poet Julio César Pol; Colombian poets Annabell Manjarrés Freyle and Irina Henríquez; and Dominican poets León Félix Batista…
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This issue is dedicated to explore contemporary Brazilian feminist poetics. Brazilian poets Adelaide Ivánova, Adriana Zapparoli, Carla Diacov, Érica Zingano, Flávia Rocha, Jussara Salazar and Virna Teixeira are published in translation in the habitual bilingual amazing edition of the magazine co-edited by Jèssica Pujol and Virna Teixeira. We also invited two Brazilian writers, Cristina Judar…
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Alba Londres issue 7 is dedicated to contemporary British and Spanish feminist poetics. The number features British poets Lucy Beynon, Jennifer Cooke, Amy De’Ath, Lisa Jeschke, Holly Pester, Verity Spott and Samantha Walton, along with Spanish poets Mireia Calafell, Laia López Manrique, Maria Antònia Massanet, Lola Nieto, Sara Torres and Julieta Valero.
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This is a special issue that gathers a collection of contemporary Mexican poets. With an introduction by Yaxkin Melchy and poetry and translations by Juana Adcock, Paula Abramo, Sergio Ernesto Ríos, Sergio Loo, Gerónimo Sarmiento Cruz, Dolores Dorantes and Yaxkin Melchy. Gloria Gervitz is translated by William Rowe; poems by Ámbar Past; Daniel Eltringham translates…
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This is a special issue that gathers a collection of young and contemporary Argentine poets. Ben Bollig edits part of the collection with an introduction. Sarah Kelly publishes her Argentine visual work. Romina E. Freschi and Paula Jiménez are also published in translation.
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This is a special issue that gathers a collection of contemporary Chilean poets known as The Humboldt Current. Constanza Ceresa writes the editorial. The poets are: Andrés Anwandter, Gustavo Barrera, Javier Bello, Julio Carrasco and Carmen García. Translated by: Kurt Folch, Jèssica Pujol, Valentino Gianuzzi, Mazal Oaknin, Noèlia Díaz and Guillermo Laín.
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In this issue the Catalan poet Montserrat Abelló writes about her experience as a translator. Tom Slingby publishes his Latin American poetic experience. We interview the Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña. And Paula Varsavsky publishes one of her short stories. Poetry and translations by Helen McDonald, Valentino Gianuzzi, Montserrat Abelló, Tim Atkins, Josep Pedrals, Richard Parker,…
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In this issue Mazal Oaknin and Noèlia Díaz Vicedo talk about women’s literature and translation in Spain. We interview the Chilean artist Johanna Berger. William Rowe explores Time in Trilce and Richard Parker writes a letter to Jack Spicer. Poetry and translations by Harry Gilonis, James McGonigal, Tony Lopez, Elizabeth Guthrie, Roberta Quance, Aurèlia Lassaque,…
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In this issue David Roas explores the fantastic element in contemporary Spanish narrative. We interview the artist Mario Chejab. Sam Solnick connects Borges with Neil Gaiman and Rebecca Dyer draws ‘Dream Tigers’. Poetry and translations by Richard Price, Marie Elia, Tim Atkins, Richard Parker, Alfonso Brez and Ana Barreiro.
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Seguimos celebrando el lanzamiento de la revista alba Londres 09, dedicada al Caribe hispano, con un recital de poesía de la poeta venezolana Gladys Mendía, acompañada de las poetas Lola Nieto, Maria Antònia Massanet y Laia López Manrique en el Inusual Project, el jueves 14 de febrero a las 19:30h
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Launch of alba Londres 09 on Friday 1st of February at Instituto Cervantes, 15-19 Devereux Court, London WC2R 3JJ cenlon@cervantes.es CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC CARIBBEAN POETRY & ILLUSTRATION Alba Londres is launching an issue of its magazine dedicated to explore contemporary Hispanic Caribbean Poetry. Our goal with this issue of Alba is to move away from a…
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(Editorial note for Alba Londres 08) The increasing number of women writing poetry is a global phenomenon, and it has been especially notable in Brazil. Back to ten years ago, you might find a minority of women appearing in poetry anthologies, and having quite a hard time to publishing their work with mainly male publishers.…
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(Editorial note for alba Londres 07) Despite the ‘Contemporary British and Spanish Feminisms’ rubric, this is not a nationalisation of a contemporary struggle but a geographical survey, a Shibuya Crossing of different voices with blurred identity that have plenty to talk about. Reading the poems, hearing the voices, reading them loud, hearing one’s own, realising…
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(Nota editorial para alba Londres 04) Esta publicación es el resultado del encuentro de poetas chilenos en Londres “La Corriente de Humboldt”, realizado la primera semana de Junio de 2013. Recibe su nombre en referencia a la corriente que atraviesa el mar de Chile, que permite el desarrollo de una fauna marina rica y diversa…
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(published in alba Londres 06) Translated by Annie McDermott El doctor de blanco salvaje no miente no Se te ha detectado una sarta de vestidos de novia bailando en el velódromo de tu sistema circulatorio Las plaquetas las tres langostas suministradas en periodos estables de dos horas han perdido la cabeza Lo más conveniente…
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Translated by Rosie Marteau Photograph: Rosie Marteau Susana Medina is the author of Philosophical Toys (Dalkey Archive Press, 2015), offspring of which are the short films Buñuel’s Philosophical Toys and Leather-bound Stories (co-directed with Derek Ogbourne). Other books include Red Tales Cuentos rojos (bilingual edition, co-translated with Rosie Marteau, Araña editorial, 2012) and Souvenirs from the…
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Illustration: Francisco Lala Translated by Sarah Moses Hay un sueño que tuve una gran cantidad de veces. Mi padre estaba vivo. Yo lo encontraba después de pasar dieciocho años sin verlo. Papá no se sorprendía ni se alegraba. Diría que me evitaba. El hecho de encontrarse conmigo parecía un problema para él, no le…
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(published in alba Londres 06) Translated by Jen Hofer “9.-La imagen negra para ti que duermes. Un vicio transparente. Sé la racha de pájaros. Una racha de pájaros caliente. Sé el zumbido hirviendo. Sé encima de nosotras al final de ese vuelo. Que se estrellen los picos. Que terminen y duelan terminando.” “9.-The black…
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