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About Alessandra Bava

When she is not translating, Alessandra Bava is writing the biography of a contemporary American poet. Her poems and translations have appeared in journals such as Gargoyle, Plath Profiles, THRUSH Poetry Journal, Tinderbox, and Waxwing. Three of her chapbooks have been published in the States. Her most recent translation works are Anthology of Contemporary American Women Poets and Anthology of Contemporary British Women Poets. Her collage works keep her sane at this time when she is experiencing life in quarantine.

Two collages with found poetry, by Alessandra Bava

Alessandra Bava

hummingbird wings bloom in your eye sockets and every petal cradles your bones (a found poem from Lorca's Dream by former SF Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguía)

In the past few days, as I am experiencing a whole new life in quarantine, a friend asked me to join a collage group on FB. I had stopped making collages when I was in primary school. I am enjoying … [Read more...]

5 poems by Miss Poetrix, translated from the Italian by Alessandra Bava

Alessandra Bava and Miss Poetrix

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Translator's note: Miss Poetrix (pen name for Gaia Casanova) is a poet and performer from Rome, Italy. Her work is reminiscent of Italian poets such as Patrizia Valduga and American poets such as Anne … [Read more...]

Two Poems by Alessandra Bava

Alessandra Bava

cobblestones

Apres Nous, Le Chaos (to Lawrence Ferlinghetti) In the bookstore the voice slowly uncurls some pages of life, revealing Allen's loss: "There is a HUGE … [Read more...]

Ginsberg’s Refrigerator

Alessandra Bava

Photo credit: Rich Anderson / CC BY-SA / photoshopped by Empty Mirror

In Allen’s tenement flat at 170 East 2nd Street, even the refrigerator is an outlet of poetry. The picture in black and white shows a handle pointing north. On the off-white surface a picture of … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

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