Alexis Levitin

Alexis Levitin has been translating for thirty-three years, mostly literature
from the Portugese. His work has appeared in over two hundred magazines,
including American Poetry Review, Kenyon Review, Partisan Review,
Prairie Schooner, and New Letters. His books include Clarice Lispector’s
Soulstorm and Eugenio d’Andrade’s Forbidden Words, both from New
Directions. His twenty-fifth book, Astrid Cabral’s Cage, a collection of
Amazonian poetry, was released by Host Publications in July, 2008.