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BOA translator Judith Kerman just returned from the launch event for
Praises & Offenses: Three Women Poets from the Dominican Republic held in Santo Domingo. The event featured Kerman alongside
Praises & Offenses poets Angela Hernández Núñez and Ylonka Nacidit-Perdomo (the third contributor, Aida Cartagena Portalatín, is deceased). Also in attendance were the Cultural Attache of the US Embassy and a literature official from the Ministry of Culture.
For Spanish-speakers, there is an extensive article about the event here:
TRES POETAS DOMINICANAS
Judith Kerman has also agreed to guest-blog about the event here very soon!
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