Author Description

This book is published by Floricanto Press. #Latinobooks www.FloricantoPress.com www.LatinoBooks.com This Spanish/English bilingual book collects poetry by nine women poets I have translated during the last several years. Six of them are Mexican, two are Peruvian, and one is Spanish. They were born during the 1960s and '70s, and their ages range from 40 to 55. They hold a licenciatura (equivalent to bachelor's degree) in such diverse fields as philosophy and economics, and five have earned graduate degrees from foreign universities. Several of them currently teach at the university level at home and abroad, and three were pursuing their Ph.D. degrees in the United States when we began this project. The aim of this anthology is to promote Spanish-language poetry by women. Like any anthology, however, it is far from comprehensive. I am aware that, by choosing to include certain poets, I am excluding others. Furthermore, because of my literary taste, the process of selecting poets has been largely arbitrary. Also, chance has played a part in my selection. As a beginning translator, I work mainly with young poets whose work has not been widely translated. Most of my poets come from Mexico, where I learned Spanish and made lasting friendships. I also feel a strong affinity for Peru and Spain, countries I have visited a few times.As I have lived in various countries such as Taiwan, New Zealand, Mexico, and the Netherlands, translation has been an essential tool for my survival. Initially, I was compelled to translate literary texts by the desire to understand them. Now I take pleasure in introducing previously unknown writers to new readers through my translations. However, there is no such thing as perfect translation, as any translation is an act of interpretation. My translations inevitably reflect my biases and idiosyncrasies. When I faced a series of choices, I attempted to find the best solution in order to bridge the gap