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First translations of the work of Mexican poet Max Rojas (1940-1974), in Asymptote 

Zane Koss and Gerónimo Sarmiento Cruz collaborate on the first published translation of the work of Mexican poet Max Rojas, a "cult poet" for Roberto Bolaño and the Infrarrealista group in CDMX.

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“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.” — Ursula K. Le Guin

(Photo captured by @ janaicebear on IG)

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Translator Lina Mounzer nails it in this piece about her relationship with the writing ‘side gigs’ that many writers and literary translators depend on to fund their need to eat food, access running water, and sleep in a bed.

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The act of translating is one of the deepest intellectual pleasures I have experienced. . . .  There's a real sense of proximity to the text as well, because as a translator you give undivided attention to every single word in a manuscript, it's just not possible to skim through or sketch in the gist of a passage.

https://scribepublications.com.au/explore/insights/translator-qa-samuel-rutter

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An interview with writer and translator Samuel Rutter.

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Valeria Luiselli on Guadalupe Nettel’s latest novel, “After the Winter”