An Imperfect Geometry

Myriam Moscona is from Mexico, of Bulgarian Sephardic descent. She is the author of nine books, from Ultimo jardín (1983) to De par en par (2009). Two of her published books are outside the realm of poetry, yet remain connected to poetry: De frente y de perfil (literary portraits of 75 Mexican poets) and De par en par, which explores the phenomenon of poetry beyond its traditional construction. When NEGRO MARFIL was conceived, Moscona focused on the use of visual materials (inks, pastels, graphite and acrylics), which led her to explore alternate means of expression. In this way she came to visual poetry: drawn in through the side doors of writing. Moscona has received numerous awards, including the Premio de Poesía Aguascalientes and the Premio Nacional de Traducción; she is a grantee of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte, and she was awarded a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation.

Robin Myers is a poet, translator, essayist, and 2023 NEA Translation Fellow. Recenttranslations include What Comes Back by Javier Peñalosa M. (Copper Canyon Press);The Brush by Eliana Hernández-Pachón (Archipelago Books); A Whale Is a Country(Fonograf Editions) and In Vitro (Coffee House Press), both by Isabel Zapata; Copy byDolores Dorantes (Wave Books); The Law of Conservation by Mariana Spada (DeepVellum Publishing); and Bariloche by Andrés Neuman (Open Letter Books). Her poemshave appeared in Best American Poetry, Yale Review, The Drift, Poetry London, andelsewhere; her essays, in Los Angeles Review of Books, Words Without Borders, andLatin American Literature Today.