Francisca
Aguirre was born in Alicante, Spain in 1930. Her family
was forced to flee to France at the end of the Civil War because
they sided with the Republic. In 1942, as a result of the
German invasion, her family returned to Spain where her father,
painter Lorenzo Aguirre, was murdered by the Franco regime.
Francisco Aguirre began publishing late in life, garnering many
awards, including the prestigious Esquio Award. She lives
in Spain with poet Felix Grande, a member of the second generation
of post-civil war poets.
Translator
Ana Valverde Osan was born in Morocco. She holds a Ph.D.
from the University of Chicago. She specializes in translating
poetry by women, particularly the translation of long poems such
as Ithaca. She lives in Valparaiso, IN.
BOA
books by Francisca Aguirre:
Ithaca
