Kirmen Uribe is a basque poet who has become a world poet. A pioneer and a sensation in Spain, a true representative of the new and modern from one of Europe’s most distinct cultures and languages, Kirmen is already one of the most celebrated literary figures in the history of Basque literature. His is the first Basque language collection to be published and translated in full by an American publisher, and he is the winner of numerous awards, reading his work at festivals around the world. His work is unsurprisingly unique - graceful in its vitriol, singular but not solipsistic. He is the standard bearer of a nation as it moves into new realms of poetic expression, for the 67th edition of Maintenant we are proud to bring you Kirmen Uribe.
http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-67-kirmen-uribe/
Accompanying the interview are two of Kirmen's poems, translated from the Basque by Elizabeth Macklin.
http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/2-poems-kirmen-uribe/
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