irma pineda

Irma Pineda, who is from Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico (1974), is the author of many bilingual (Isthmus Zapotec-Spanish) books of poetry, including Chupa Ladxidua’ / Dos es mi Corazón (My Heart in Two, 2018); Naxiña’ Rului’ladxe’ / Rojo Deseo (Red Desire, 2018 and 2021); and Nasiá Racaladxe’ / Azul Anhelo (Blue Longing, 2020). In English translation by Wendy Call, more than 100 of her poems have appeared in U.S. literary journals, including Chicago Review, Kenyon Review Online, and Poetry. Her poetry has also been translated into Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and other languages. She is a professor at the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional (National Teachers University) in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, and she is a member of the United Nations’ Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.