September 2022 | Micro-Reviews of Poetry in Translation (Part II)
curated by Katherine M. Hedeen Reviewing poetry in translation recognizes translators as authors destabilizes narrow definitions of originality, authenticity, and authorship makes visible the artistry of translation is dissent, defiance, disobedience, subversion, solidarity [...]
September 2022 | Action Books’ Micro-Reviews of Poetry in Translation (Part I)
curated by Katherine M. Hedeen Reviewing poetry in translation recognizes translators as authors destabilizes narrow definitions of originality, authenticity, and authorship makes visible the artistry of translation is dissent, defiance, disobedience, subversion, solidarity [...]
Action Fokus | From redondel (little round thing) by Romina Freschi, translated by Jeannine Marie Pitas
To further support Action Books’ growing community of writers and readers, we’ve decided to launch a new initiative on the Action Books Blog. Selected by our editorial staff, a recurring series called Action Fokus will highlight excerpts from [...]
Poesía en acción #27 | Two poems by Minerva Reynosa and Translator Stalina Villarreal
Two Poems By Minerva Reynosa Translated by Stalina Villarreal third landscape it’s the ‘90s and what i like these days is grunge nirvana pearl jam stone temple pilots soundgarden but [...]
Action Fokus | From So-Lair Storm | Poems by Andrés Ajens translated by Erín Moure
To further support Action Books’ growing community of writers and readers, we’ve decided to launch a new initiative on the Action Books Blog. Selected by our editorial staff, a recurring series called Action Fokus will highlight excerpts [...]
Action Books: Meet Our New Assistant Editors (2022-2023)
Gussie Beaver 1) Who are your favorite poets? If you could recommend one poem to someone, what would it be? My all-time favorite poet is e.e. cummings. I’ve been obsessed with his inventive style for [...]