Author Archives: Joseph Mulligan

OPEN LETTER TO GUSTAVO FAVERON

Posted on August 16, 2012

Dear Gustavo, In early 2011, while I was in the middle of translating your novel EL ANTICUARIO, you candidly asked me why I had taken the task upon myself, and at the time – as far as I recall – … Continue reading →

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SOLICITUD AL DIRECTOR DEL INSTITUTO CERVANTES

Posted on March 18, 2012

Esta mañana recibí un correo del poeta, Bahia Awah, miembro de la generación de amistad saharaui, y yo quisiera compartir dicha correspondencia con ustedes, los escritores, artistas, e intelectuales hispanohablantes  en mi red social, dada la justa solicitud que él … Continue reading →

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Artists Facing Politics – César Vallejo

Posted on March 16, 2012

Today commemorates César Vallejo’s 120th birthday, and I’d like to take this opportunity to highlight one of the attributes of this writer that I most admire: his ability to articulate the role of the artist within the realm of politics. … Continue reading →

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ONE SENTENCE OF TUNGSTEN

Posted on March 6, 2012

The opening sentence of César Vallejo’s social realist novel El tungsteno reads: “Dueña, por fin, la empresa norteamericana “Mining Society”, de las minas de tungsteno de Quivilca, en el departamento del Cuzco, la gerencia de Nueva York dispuso dar comienzo … Continue reading →

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Nuevas traducciones al español de Pierre Joris

Posted on January 10, 2012

Hace unas semanas recibí copias de algunas revistas que han publicado traducciones de poemas y ensayos de Pierre Joris, realizadas por Mario Domínguez Parra y por mí. El primero de ellos se llama “Nembrot en el infierno” (El perseguidor, 23 … Continue reading →

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THE FINAL JUDGMENT – César Vallejo

Posted on December 1, 2011

It’s rare that we think of César Vallejo as anything other than a poet – granted, “poet” is usually accompanied by some qualifier, like unprecedented or idiosyncratic – but it must not be overlooked that,  if one sifts through the … Continue reading →

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Reevaluating the Poetry of Pablo Neruda

Posted on September 20, 2011

The poetry of Pablo Neruda is no secret to English language readers. His has been more extensively translated than that of any other South American poet. And while this is usually to the poet’s favor, certain popular collections (for example, … Continue reading →

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I, AND OTHER VICIOUS CIRCLES – Jorge Plaza

Posted on September 1, 2011

Spanish poet, native of Murcia, Jorge Plaza has not long ago published Yo, y otros círculos viciosos (Idea, 2010) in Arrefice, Lanzarote, and he would like us to read it as poets, so much he says in the introduction: assuming the … Continue reading →

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VISIONS FROM THE FRAME – Roberto García de Mesa

Posted on August 24, 2011

In 2008 Roberto García de Mesa published a fascinating book of “microcuentos” or “flash-fiction,” titled Visiones desde el marco (Idea) [1]. The eighteen brief texts point to new territory in the trajectory of his narrative. As he is largely known as … Continue reading →

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APOLONIA – Mario Domínguez Parra

Posted on August 16, 2011

Apolonia (Idea, 2006) is a book of poems by Mario Domínguez Parra, poet & translator from the Canary Islands, Spain. Other poems from this collection have been translated by Maureen Alsop and published in the 2010 Autumn Issue of Poetry Salzburg Review. Born in Alicante, in … Continue reading →

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