Dear Julián, Tomb Song, tr. Christina MacSweeney (2018. Original: Canción de tumba, 2011) is an elegiac account of a writer who tries to reconcile himself both with a troubled past…… Read more “Every abyss has its lullabies”
Tag: Mexico
Julián Herbert
Julián Herbert (1971) is a Mexican writer. He studied Spanish literature at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila. He works as a lecturer and musician, and was the vocalist of the…… Read more “Julián Herbert”
Let us learn about not knowing
Querida Juana, The recent edition of your Selected Works (tr. Edith Grossman) has kept me company this month. As I found myself immersed in your ballads, redondillas,…… Read more “Let us learn about not knowing”
Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (English: Sister Joan Agnes of the Cross; born Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana; Mexico, 12 November 1651 –…… Read more “Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz”