Since South Korean poet Han Kang has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, I wanted to celebrate that well-deserved recognition by sharing one of my favorite poems of hers, from her 2013 collection 서랍에 저녁을 넣어 두었다 (I Put the Evening in the Drawer). A Thing Called the Heart…
Episode 13 of the K-drama Welcome to Samdal-ri features a mournful poem about loving someone in solitary silence, from poet Kim Ki-seong’s collection Love Blooms, but It Blooms in Silence (사랑은 피워도, 침묵 속에 피워라). However, the show’s writer (Kwon Hye-joo) helps us to see that even the cold, dull…
Available now! My translation of ‘Twas the Night Before Pride—written by Joanna McClintick and illustrated by Juana Medina—into [non-binary] Spanish: LA VÍSPERA DE ORGULLO. A lovely picture book that depicts a queer family preparing for an important holiday. A necessary text in these fraught and often hateful times.
My translation of The Immortal boy (by the incredible Colombian author Francisco Montaña Ibáñez) has been named the 2022 GLLI Translated YA Book Prize Honor Title. The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative (GLLI) focuses on making world literature more visible for kids and adults. Here’s what they say about themselves:…
My award-winning book Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico is now available in a beautiful Spanish translation from Vintage Español (Penguin Random House). Order your copy of Serpiente Emplumada, Corazón del Cielo today! It’s perfect for that special relative or Spanish-speaking student.
