Jeannine M. Pitas
Jeannine M. Pitas is a writer, teacher, and Spanish-English translator living in Iowa, where she teaches at the University of Dubuque. Her translation of four books by Marosa di Giorgio, published as I Remember Nightfall by Ugly Duckling Presse, was shortlisted for the 2018 National Translation Award. Her most recent poetry chapbook, Thank You For Dreaming, was published by Lummox Press in 2018.
Translations
No me alcanzan los brazos de la tierra
No me alcanzan los brazos de la tierra no me alcanza la vida mis amantes me duelen andan por mi cerebro y son la vida que no tuve el silencio anterior ya estoy definitiva muerta tuve una casa tuve tantos hijos subterráneos fantasmas de noche me hostigaban cosas y voces que no sé tú podías […]
Posts
Striving to Maintain Hope
Jeannine Pitas on a new english translation of Selva Casal’s No vivimos en vano