Jonathan Simkins Non-Member Joined 2014

Writer and Translator

Fiction Poetry

Jonathan Simkins’ manuscript, Feral Cathedral: Selected Poetry of César Dávila Andrade, received an honorable mention for the Stephen Mitchell Translation Prize. He is the translator of El Creacionismo by Vicente Huidobro, and The Treasure of the Llanganates, a play by Paúl Puma. He has written two chapbooks of poetry: This Is The Crucible and Translucent Winds. His translations have appeared in Bennington Review, Chicago Review, The Hudson Review, Los Angeles Review, Modern Poetry in Translation, and many others. His fiction has appeared in Bristol Noir, Close To The Bone, Emerald City, Grim & Gilded, and the anthology, Besar la muerte.

Location:

Knoxville, TN

Birthdate:

6 January