Santiago Vizcaíno is an Ecuadorian writer who has published poetry, short stories, novels, and essays. He currently directs the Publications Center at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. In 2020 and 2021 he curated the Quito International Book Fair, and in 2022 he served as juror for the Casa de las Américas Award in Cuba. These translations are taken from his most recent publication, a poetry collection titled El viento a contrapelo de mi sombra (The wind against my shadow).
Poetry
Summer 2023
Desire
My life is an ignited forest. At the peak of the flame, I’m my own double, gargling desire. I’m an empty cup, A flower that refuses to open. The night’s […]
Poetry
Summer 2023
Locust Tree Forest
The clouds have dispersed. I can now see the turtledove plunging through the air and the whiteness of its breast in the diaphanous morning. In the background, the dry mountain […]
Poetry
Summer 2023
As the Forest Burned
To Rocío My friend may have died, Oh! Glory of the air and of dreams: We slumber and about us the world perishes covered in dew! — Javier Heraud The mountains […]
Poetry
Summer 2023
Ashes
To Néstor Perlongher There are ashes that fly in the tropics. There are ashes that dissolve beneath a mere wingbeat. There are ashes that dissipate like a breath in the […]
Poetry
Summer 2023
The Wind Against My Shadow
Even the blade of grass, more transparent than memory. Even the passing that happens unexpectedly like the cutting of a branch. Even the delirium grinning behind a mask. Even the […]