A bilingual event involving an Arlington poet is set for the Harvard Coop, 1400 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, on Thursday, June 26, at 7 p.m.
Emma Romeu will read from Azul Y Otros Relatos del Mar (Blue and Other Tales from the Sea).
Live through the adventures of ships, sun-tanned bodies and a taste of the tropics.
Visit the deepest recesses of the ocean with an amateur diver and witness the terrible consequences that occur on board. Witness a shipwrecked man find love in Veracruz, understand the fear of a couple fighting against a tidal wave, a lady who talks to seagulls and witness the sublime revenge of Captain Andrópov. Let yourself be carried away by the tides of these eight stories.
The author is an accomplished writer from Cuba who has also lived in Mexico and the United States. Her most recent publication is Renovacio de la Luna (Renovation of the Moon, bilingual edition).
Romeu travels from Cuba to the distant star Tau Ceti in her new book of poems, “Renovation of the Moon.” The 58 poems in this newly published collection are grouped into three sections, reflecting Romeu’s feelings about love; her original country, Cuba; and nature. The volume also contains English translations of each poem by Michael L. Glenn, on facing pages.
Read a brief feature about Romeu here >>
This story was published Tuesday, June 17, 2014.
