Katherine M. Hedeen is a prize-winning translator of Latin American and Spanish poetry. She has translated over thirty books of some of the most respected voices from the region into English. Her work has been a finalist for both the Best Translated Book Award and the National Translation Award. She is a recipient of the University of Wisconsin’s inaugural Poetry in Translation Prize, two NEA Translation Grants, and a PEN Translates award in the UK. She is an editor of the transnational and translational press, Action Books. She resides in Ohio, where she is Professor of Spanish at Kenyon College, and Havana, Cuba. www.katherinemhedeen.com

Víctor Rodríguez Núñez (Havana, 1955) is a poet, journalist, essayist, translator, and university professor. He is one of Cuba’s most outstanding and celebrated contemporary writers, with over one hundred editions of his poetry published throughout the world. He has been the recipient of major awards in the Spanish-speaking region, including Spain’s coveted Loewe Prize. His selected poems have been translated into seventeen languages and he has read his poetry in more than fifty countries. He is a prolific editor, essayist, and literary critic, with numerous books to his credit. He has translated renowned poets from both English and Spanish. He divides his time between Gambier, Ohio, where he is Professor Emeritus of Spanish at Kenyon College, and Havana, Cuba. www.victorrodrigueznunez.com