Broadsides

Tell us about your relationship to writing: How it began, and where it’s headed. I’m going to be very literal about this because this is a big question. For me writing started in kindergarten. We had a great teacher—we called her “Lupita”—who taught us how to read and write with the poetry . . .

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. . . .