Editor’s note: The text here is an edited transcription of a larger conversation conducted over Zoom, which appears in full below. Melpignano reads her translations of Leonardo Tonini’s poems “6.” from [25:52 – 26:27] and “12.” from [28:16 – 28:40]. Music credit to Nicholaas Stulting, “Everyday.” Introduce yourself, your relationship to writing . . .
Congratulations to Amanda Sarasien and Elton Uliana, winners of our annual Chametzky Prize for their translation of José Luís Peixoto’s “The Woman Who Dreamed”! This story appeared in our Summer 2025 issue, and was also nominated for a Pushcart Prize. You can read their joint 10 Questions interview from last year here. . . .
Who have been the most influential writers in your life? The most influential stories/collections? What’s been inspiring you lately?Lately, I have been running more consistently. This is really my cordoned off time, where all I have are my body, my thoughts, and no obligations to others. After graduate school when I began . . .
