Mauricio Espinoza and Iván Vergara will present and read from the 2024 bilingual anthology En el corazón de todo: Antología bilingüe de poetas hispanohablantes de Ohio / In the Heart of It All: Bilingual Anthology of Ohio Spanish-Language Poets. The anthology (co-edited by Espinoza and Ecuadorian poet/scholar Víctor Vimos), includes the work of 16 poets from throughout the Americas and Spain who live or have lived in Ohio for a number of years, writing original poetry in Spanish there. The anthology also includes the work of several prominent translators. Ball State’s own Dr. Jennifer Rathbun is one of the poets and translators featured in the anthology. Mauricio Espinoza will also be reading from his bilingual Spanish/English poetry.
Date: October 16
Time: 6:30 – 7:30pm
Location: Emens Hospitality Suite
Presented By: The Departments of English and Modern Languages & Classics