» Spanish translation by Alejandro Reyes
The poems below are discussed in the essay
Estampaz
Estampaz
by Anonymous
Read by Anonymous
Cuernavaca, 2011
Filmed and edited by EmergenciaMX
Yo no soy el hijo de un poeta
Yo no soy el hijo de un poeta
by Pájaro Azul
Read by Pájaro Azul
Monterrey, 2011
Filmed and edited by EmergenciaMX
Los Muertos
Los Muertos
by María Rivera
Read by María Rivera
Mexico City, 2011
An English translation of "Los Muertos" (by Román Luján and Jen Hofer) can be found here.
Cornelia Gräbner is Lecturer in Hispanic Studies at Lancaster University. She holds an M.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of Bonn, Germany, and an PhD in Cultural Analysis from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She has published extensively on performance poetry and on contemporary resistance literature (especially poetry) in Europe and in the Americas.
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