Bio

Jesús Castro Yáñez (A Pastoriza, 1992) is a galician writer and the author of the poetry collections "Os nomes e os himnos" (2016), "Ultramarino" (2017) and "/\/\/\" (2017), the latter being part of the international project "Poetry will be made by all!". He compiled and translated into galician language the selection "Campo de plumas" (2021), a poetry anthology from queer authors around the world and throughout the ages. Castro Yáñez's work is included in several anthologies, such as "13. Antología de la poesía gallega próxima" and has been partially translated into finnish, greek, english and slovene.

Project

During my stay at the residence, I'm going to work on my translation of "Un arbre molt alt" (LV Ausias March Poetry Prize winner), a poetry book by catalan writer Jaume Coll Mariné, one of the most brilliant voices in catalan contemporary literature. I'm interested in translating it into galician due to the multiple ways the poems build brigdes between our two literary traditions: medieval Galician-Portuguese cantigas, an attentive eye on nature, and a very physical sonority (reminding of Uxío Novoneyra's work), all are integral aspects to it. The poems provide a worldly and spiritual contemplation both at the same time, making use of emotional and serene intelligence.