We’re talking translation with Rosa Alcalá!! Rosa Alcalá has published three books of poetry, most recently MyOTHER TONGUE (Futurepoem, 2017). The longtime translator of poet Cecilia Vicuña, Alcalá has been the recipient of an NEA Translation Fellowship and runner-up for a PEN Translation Award. She teaches in the Department of Creative Writing and Bilingual MFA Program at the University of Texas-El Paso.
We're featuring Alcalá's performance and interview from City of Asylum's Literary Festival—more info on the festival can be found at cityofasylum.org.
We’ll also get into what it's like to be translated, how to figure out the right word, what we’re reading, and some thoughts for the road!
