Blackbird ArchiveDavid M. Brunson
A contributor profile of translator David M. Brunson, introducing his translations of Georgina Ramírez's poetry.
The original Spanish text of a poem about the pain and hunger carried by those who leave their country.
PoetryA Poem Called CountryA translated poem describing emigration as a kind of self-fracturing, carrying collective hunger and loss.
PoetryExtranjeraThe original Spanish text of a poem on feeling like an immigrant within one's own body.
PoetryForeignerA translated poem on estrangement from one's own body and the fragility of self-recognition.
PoetryDaño ocultoThe original Spanish text of a poem on intimacy, longing, and a quiet decision to leave a relationship.
PoetryHidden DamageA translated poem depicting tender intimacy shadowed by a secret decision to end the relationship.
PoetryDavid M. BrunsonA contributor profile of translator David M. Brunson, introducing his translations of Georgina Ramírez's poetry.
PoetryGeorgina RamírezA contributor profile of Chilean-Venezuelan poet Georgina Ramírez and her published poetry collections.