Desire

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).

Kimrey Anna Batts is originally from East Tennessee. Following graduation from the University of Michigan, she moved to Ecuador, where she lived for many years. She currently resides in Mexico, where she works as a freelance translator and dutiful servant to five cats and two dogs. Her translations of Latin American poetry and fiction have appeared in a variety of literary journals, and her full-length publications include translations of works by Santiago Vizcaíno, Antonio Ramos Revillas, and César Eduardo Carrión.