Congratulations to Kira Josefsson, whose translation of Judith Kiro’s O was shortlisted this year for the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize.

The prize is awarded by the National Book Critic’s Circle, with books of any genre translated into English and published in the United States being eligible.

“All translation is alchemy of course, though to my mind, this is especially true of poetic texts, and Josefsson’s collaboration with Kiros—along with an excellent translator’s note—is exceptional. Kiros’s sure and powerful vision makes O a literary creature of ambition, risk, and wonder, a polyphonic layering of voices that enjoins multiple rereadings, yielding insight, wonder, and sighs.” – Mandana Chaffa on Words Without Borders.

You can read a review of O by Leonora Simonovis here at the Poestry Foundation.