about the author
Adélia Prado was born and has lived all her life in the provincial, industrial city of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Prado earned degrees in philosophy and religious education, taught school until 1979, and served as cultural liaison for the city of Divinópolis. Since the release of her debut collection Baggage, Prado has published an additional seven volumes of poetry and seven of prose.
about the translator
Ellen Doré Watson is the author of four books of poems: Ladder Music, We Live in Bodies, This Sharpening, Dogged Hearts and most recently pray me stay eager, released in January 2018. Watson has also translated twelve books from the Brazilian Portuguese, including works by the acclaimed poet Adélia Prado. Since 1999, Watson has been the director of the poetry center at Smith College. She also serves as the poetry and translation editor of the Massachusetts Review.
