Praises & Offenses: Three Women Poets from the Dominican Republic Translated

Aida Cartagena Portalatín  Angela Hernández Núñez  Ylonka Nacidit-Perdomo  While the three poets presented in this bilingual collection present a rich contrast of linguistic and stylistic elements, each of them addresses shared political and cultural issues, illuminating what it means to be a woman living in the modern day Dominican Republic. Judith Kerman, who has translated a number of female poets from the Caribbean, notes that “contemporary women poets from the Dominican Republic are the most under-served group when it comes to English-language translation, in particular full-length collections or anthologies.” Thus, this exciting new anthology from BOA contains much that was previously unavailable to the English reader, and is a unique literary event to be celebrated.  "Praises & Offenses is proof positive that going South is a worthwhile journey." --Molossus A Woman is Alone A woman is alone. Alone with her stature. With her open eyes. With her open arms. With her hea