Mónica de la Torre’s presentation titled O How I Shapeshift: Poems and Translations from the Nonliving to the Nonreal.

 

Poet and translator Mónica de la Torre’s presentation titled O How I Shapeshift: Poems and Translations from the Nonliving to the Nonreal-- Mónica de la Torre is a poet, translator, and scholar, born and raised in Mexico City. Her books include Pause the Document (2025), Repetition Nineteen (2020), Public Domain (2008), and Talk Shows (2007). De la Torre has edited BOMB Magazine and the Brooklyn Rail. She is the recipient of a Foundation for Contemporary Arts C.D. Wright Award, a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship, and a Creative Capital grant, and teaches poetry and translation at Brooklyn College.

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