From Lightning’s Strike by Juana Karen Peñate: An Event with the Translators

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About this event

Presenting an evening with the translators of From Lightning’s Strike by Juana Karen Peñate: Carol Rose Little and Charlotte Friedman, in conversation with Malik Thompson! From Lightning’s Strike is a collection of lyric poems rooted in ancestral Ch’ol Mayan culture and animated by vivid images of the natural world. These multivocal poems recall the work of Mary Oliver, Joy Harjo, and Adrienne Rich. Honest, searching, and assertively female, Peñate speaks from and about the body, celebrating an intimate bond with nature while confronting the personal and the political. Carol Rose Little and Charlotte Friedman, linguist and poet, respectively, worked in partnership to bring this unique voice to English-speaking audiences. Hope to see you there for this exciting conversation crossing cultures, perspectives, and ways of writing.

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