Layla Benitez-James
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Black Queer Feminist Translator Poet Writer Editor | words @jaialaibooks @cavecanempoets @BlackFemmeCo @VQR @acentosreview @Poetry_London @asymptotejrnl
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POETRY's March 2023 issue is now live! Edited by Adrian Matejka, this issue features a portfolio devoted to Ann Lauterbach and new poems from Dorothea Lasky, KB Brookins, Terrance Hayes and more! 🌷 Cover art by @AyaKakeda. Read it here: bit.ly/3SBsMqF
The 2023 PEN Translation Prize goes to Tiffany Tsao (@TiffTsao) for her work on PEOPLE FROM BLOOMINGTON by Budi Darma (Penguin Classics). Congratulations! #PENLitAwards
💥Saps com serà el gran final d'aquest #BCNPoesia? 📍Dimarts 16 celebrem el 38è Festival Internacional de Poesia amb un recital únic al @palaumisicacat. Amb Ana Martins Marques, Blanca Llum Vidal, Danez Smith aka Hennyfurr Lopez, Joana Gomila i Laia Vallès... i molts més! 👉barcelona.cat/barcelonapoesi…
We are ecstatic to be among the extraordinary orgs receiving support from the Poetry Foundation. Our grant will help launch a residency in Alpine, TX & assure the ongoing success of our programs like the Starshine & Clay Fellowship, our collab w fellow grantee Cave Canem
We are excited to announce Unique Niche by Diego Báez (Diego Baéz), a new monthly column featuring reviews that celebrate and interrogate translingual/transcultural books from small presses. Read Laura Villareal's introduction to the column! letraslatinasblog2.com/post/introduci…
Um, hey British Museum, it's come to my attention that your exhibit "China's hidden century" uses my translations of Qiu Jin's poetry, but you never contacted me for permission. Please note this is a copyright infringement! How are you going to fix this?? #NameTheTranslator
The NBCC is pleased to announce the 2023 Barrios Book in Translation Prize longlist committee members, who will be joining Barrios VP mandana and board members Adam Dalva and jo livingstone in deliberations. bookcritics.org/gregg-barrios-…
Proudly introducing, in partnership with Ethos Books, the Southeast Asian Translation Mentorship! One emerging translator of Southeast Asian literature into English will receive mentoring from members of the seams (1/3)
How time changed for Layla Benitez-James when she learned about the concept of micro-seasons. sierraclub.org/sierra/2023-2-…