Merida, Yucatan
U.S. Poets in Mexico brings
American and Mexican poets together to collaborate,
work to strengthen their own writing, to expand public audiences for
poetry from both nations and to further literary cultural awareness
between Mexico and the United States.Our Mission
Our future holds many poetry related opportunities for both American and Mexican poets, including:
Annual Workshops & Festival: Our workshops will continue to bring American and Mexican poets together to strengthen their work and collaborate while in Mexico.
Translation Residency: Two Voices and One Vision (dos voces y una
visión). A documentary film will be produced for seleced residencies. Each
film will demonstrate different approaches to translating poetry and the translation process in general.
The camaraderie during the translation process will be stressed, as well
as a creative way to learn a new language and promote
cultural understanding. ***Visit the new TV+OV website here (under construction)
USPiM Residency: We will provide
residencies for American and Mexican poets in colonial cities in
Mexico for two weeks to a month for the creation of new work.
Furthering our literary journal, Pyramid;
We hope you will keep visiting this website during the realization of our programs & projects.