Poems translated by Jeannine Marie Pitas

Jeannine Marie Pitas’ translations of the Uruguayan poet Marosa di Giorgio include The History of Violets and I Remember Nightfall, both from Ugly Duckling Presse, and Carnation and Tenebrae Candle (Cardboard House Press, 2020). Her other translations include We Do Not Live In Vain (Veliz Books, 2020) by Uruguayan poet Selva Casal. Her co-translation, with Jesse Lee Kercheval, of Sea at Dawn by the Uruguayan poet Silvia Guerra is forthcoming from Eulalia Books.

  • Poems from Mariella Nigro’s Memory Rewritten and interview by Mihaela Moscaliuc with translators Jesse Lee Kercheval and Jeannine Marie Pitas

    Jesse Lee Kercheval and Jeannine Marie Pitas in conversation with Mihaela Moscaliuc   Mihaela Moscaliuc: I am excited we are…

    Issue #141 May 2023
  • Two poems by Silvia Guerra, translated from Spanish by Jesse Lee Kercheval and Jeannine Marie Pitas

    Pray gather me, Anemone