Eliana Hernández-Pachón, Robin Myers, and Mónica de la Torre at Poet’s House

Join writer Eliana Hernández-Pachón and translator of her poetry, Robin Myers, for a reading from The Brush (Archipelago Books, 2024), a polyvocal poem about a painful incident in Colombian history. Following her reading, Hernández-Pachón and Myers will discuss the process of composing The Brush and translating it from Spanish, and explore how Hernández-Pachón built the voices of her three speakers (Pablo, Ester, and the Brush). This event is a part of our Crosswords series, featuring poetry in translation.

Hernández-Pachón will read in-person at Poets House, joined by Robin Myers via Zoom. Attendees can participate either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us remotely, please check this event page on September 24 for a Zoom link.

Readings in Kray Hall with a reception to follow in the Viscusi Reading Room.

About the Poets:

Eliana Hernández-Pachón is a writer and educator born in Bogotá, Colombia. The Brush received Colombia’s National Poetry Prize in 2020, making Hernández-Pachón the youngest poet to ever receive this honor. She is part of Como un lugar, a poetry collective that runs an independent press in Buenos Aires and organizes a literary festival in NYC. She lives in Brooklyn.

Robin Myers is a poet, translator, and 2023 NEA Translation Fellow. Her latest poetry translations include What Comes Back by Javier Peñalosa M. (Copper Canyon Press), A Whale Is a Country by Isabel Zapata (Fonograf Editions), The Law of Conservation by Mariana Spada (Deep Vellum Publishing), and Copy by Dolores Dorantes (Wave Books).