#john pluecker

[womenintranslation]

15 Books Originally Published In Spanish, Written By Women

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: There aren't enough people reading books in translation. If you'd like to diversify your TBR, you're in luck, because I've picked out 15 books by women that were originally published in Spanish. Whether…

[iknowofthestarsandsea]

Why write the story of one absent body? Why translate the story of one absent body? How does the story of one absent body travel? What does translating the story of one absent body create? What might translating the story of one absent body obscure? Might it create another level of absence for an already absent body? What does it mean to know about this one absent body now? Can the absence of this one absent body be felt? Can the absence of the stories of all the other bodies be felt? How much does one absent body weigh?

"Translation As A Way To Join To Take Up The Body" by Sara Uribe, from Antígona González, trans. John Pluecker

[halfletterpress]

Antena Booklet Set - $15.00 (PURCHASE)

A wonderful recent addition to our webstore! These are super nice. "Antena is a language justice collaborative founded in 2010 by Jen Hofer and John Pluecker, both of whom are writers, artists, literary translators, bookmakers and activist interpreters. In 2014, Antena Los Ángeles was founded as the first local branch of Antena, with the participation of Miguel Morales Cruz and Ana Paula Noguez Mercado. Antena Los Ángeles  is specifically focused on building multilingual spaces locally in Southern California.

[public-poetry]

Day in You - John Pluecker

John Pluecker was a featured poet at Public Poetry in 2012.

[allisoncobb]

You haven't seen anything like this

If you are anywhere near Houston between now and 10 May, you must go to the (free) Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston to experience the installation by Antena cofounders Jen Hofer and John Pluecker.

Antena cofounder John Pluecker and daughter Elena, with kite by Sueyeun Juliette Lee, and behind him in silver envelopes, jacob's ladder books by Stalina Villarreal and Jorge Galván Flores.

Antena @ Blaffer brings together hundreds of small press and DIY books from across the U.S. and Latin America. I can guarantee you have never seen such a wide and vibrant scope of community-based literary endeavor, from U.S. stalwarts like Green Integer and Kelsey Street to cartonera books from Argentina, Mexico and Uruguay, handmade from recycled cardboard.

The scope of literary work represented here is thrilling. It represents Jen and J.P.'s deep dedication and committed labor in support of cross-cultural artistic production.

But that's not all. Antena @ Blaffer also gathers text-based visual work from U.S. and Latin American artists, including Garrick Imatani and Kaia Sand (Portland, OR), Cecilia Vicuña (New York/Santiago) and many others. The visual works will grow and evolve throughout the exhibition, which is more like a happening, and includes a free weekly workshop, a weekend encuentro with all the artists, and readings.

Antena cofounder Jen Hofer with the Watcher Files, a work by Garrick Imatani and Kaia Sand.

This flickr set gives you a small idea of what Jen and J.P. have gathered, in a space beautifully curated by Blaffer fellow Amy Powell. I'm totally in awe of them. You will be too.