Late to the House of Words: Selected Poems of Gemma Gorga - Paperback

by Sharon Dolin (Translator), Gemma Gorga (Author)

Discover the evocative power of Catalan poetry in translation.Late to the House of Words: Selected Poems of Gemma Gorga presents a collection of verse spanning two decades, translated by award-winning poet Sharon Dolin. This bilingual edition invites readers into Gorga's world of language, metaphysics, and the dance between word and silence.

Explore themes of memory, loss, and cultural identity through Gorga's limpid yet intricate poems. Experience the beauty and complexity of the Catalan language, and delve into the heart of European literature. Perfect for readers of contemporary poetry and those seeking solace in introspective verse. A necessary addition to any poetry lover's shelf.

Author Biography

Sharon Dolin is the author of six books of poetry, most recently Manual for Living (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2016) and Whirlwind (Pittsburgh, 2012). Her fourth book Burn and Dodge (Pittsburgh, 2008) won the AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry. Her translation of Gemma Gorga's Book of Minutes (Field Translation Series: Oberlin College Press, 2019) received grants from PEN and Institut Ramon Llull. Her prose memoir Hitchcock Blonde (2020) was published by Terra Nova Press. The recipient of a 2021 NEA Fellowship in Translation, she is Associate Editor of Barrow Street Press and directs Writing About Art in Barcelona. Gemma Gorga (born in Barcelona in 1968) has published seven collections of poetry in Catalan. Her most recent collections are Viatge al centre (Godall Edicions, 2020) and Mur (Barcelona: Meteora, 2015), which won the Premi de la Critica de Poesia Catalana. Her other recent books include her essay on India, Indi Visible (Barcelona, 2018) as well as translations from English to Catalan of the Indian poet Dilip Chitre and a co-translation of selected poems by Edward Hirsch. She is Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Spanish Literature at the University of Barcelona.