Blanca Castellón has published three books of poetry, Ama Del Espiritu, Flotaciones, and Orilla Opuesta. Her poems have appeared in a number of national and international anthologies, translated to English, French, Romanian, and German. Her work has received critical attention internationally. She is currently the Vice-President of the Centro Nicaragüense De Escritores (Nicaraguan Center Of Writers) and director of the magazine Decenio.

J. P. Dancing Bear is the author of Conflicted Light (SalmonPoetry, 2008), Gacela of Narcissus City (Main Street Rag, 2006), Billy Last Crow (Turning Point, 2004) and What Language (Slipstream, 2002). His translations of Blanca Castellón's poems have appeared in Marlboro Review, International Poetry Review, Buckle& and The Iconoclast. He is the editor of the American Poetry Journal and the host of "Out of Our Minds" a weekly poetry program on public radio station KKUP.

Other poems by J. P. Dancing Bear in Verse Daily:
August 21, 2008:   "Natural Enemies" "all day the owl is dreaming of a crow, dreaming..."
November 13, 2007:   "Poem Starting with a Line by Jason Bredle" " According to Hercules, if we make an angel..."
July 26, 2007:   "Gacela of Animal Theory" " Every time I explain Schrödinger's cat to the animal..."
July 16, 2006:   "On Falling and Failing" " If Icarus were to speak, he'd kvetch..."
June 28, 2005:  "West Nile" "The birds began to rust..."
April 27, 2005:  "Iago, the Poet" ""First, let me say it is sickening, this syrupy public..."
February 14, 2005:  "Sky of Sleep" "Sometimes she is a tree..."
August 19, 2004:  "Gacela of Animal Wisdom" "Apollo, Apollo, when will you leave the animals alone?..."
August 8, 2003:  "Island Myths" by "We were once two islands..."
June 14, 2003:  "Persephone at the Farmer's Market" "Even now, I cannot lose the memory of scent...."
May 3, 2003:  "Departing Phoenix" "I swallow bird songs that do not resurface..."
October 10, 2002:  "The Lonelier Moon" "Armstrong has seen it / from its sister...."

Books by Blanca Castellón: Orilla opuesta (Poesia hispanica)

Books by J. P. Dancing Bear: Conflicted Light, Gacela of Narcissus City, Billy Last Crow, What Language, Blue Hand

Other poems on the web by Blanca Castellón:
"Brief Questionnaire"

Other poems on the web by J. P. Dancing Bear:
"Salvation Nation"
Five poems
Nine poems
"Sisyphus Has Time For One More Question"
"Gacela of a Wedding Day"
"Island Like a Heart"
"Canaries"
"Dia de los Muertos"
Four poems
"Birthday Note"
"Gacela of Consumer Apathy"
"The Cannonball"
"Fish Tale"
Two poems
"Marriage"
"Fertile Crescent"
"Every Dog is Two Dogs:"
"Gacela of the Heart of Darkness"
"Trepanning the Dust"
Four poems
"My Yeriho"

Blanca Castellón according to Wikipedia.

J. P. Dancing Bear's Home Page.

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