Natalia Toledo and Clare Sullivan - April 18, 2024

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Natalia Toledo and Clare Sullivan

In this trilingual event, Zapotec-language poet Natalia Toledo and translator Clare Sullivan read from Toledo's The Black Flower and Other Zapotec Poems (2015) and a forthcoming collection titled Deche bitoope / El dorso del cangrejo / Carapace Dancer. All poems are read in Zapotec (Toledo's originals), Spanish (translated by Toledo) and English (translated from the Spanish by Sullivan). Toledo reads from Mexico City via Zoom.

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Introduction to Natalia Toledo and Clare Sullivan
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by Paola Valenzuela

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Opening Remarks
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Zoom connection lost at 1:46.

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"Ra ruzulú guidxilayú" / "Origen" / "Origin"
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English differs slightly from published version.

Citation

Toledo, Natalia. The Black Flower and Other Zapotec Poems. Translated by Clare Sullivan. Los Angeles: Phoneme Media, 2015.

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"Ca binnizá" / "Los zapotecas" / "The Zapotec"
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English differs slightly from published version.

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Toledo, Natalia. "The Zapotec." Translated by Clare Sullivan. Modern Poetry in Translation, no. 2, 2021. Citation available for English version only.

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"Olga"
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Zoom connection lost at 1:11.

Citation

Toledo, Natalia. "Olga." Asymptote Journal. Web. Accessed 3 May 2024. (Spanish version)

Toledo, Natalia. "Olga." Asymptote Journal. Web. Accessed 3 May 2024. (Zapotec version)

Toledo, Natalia. "Olga." Translated by Irma Pineda and Clare Sullivan. Asymptote Journal. Web. Accessed 3 May 2024. (English version)

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"Riuunda’ ndaya" / "Oración" / "Prayer"
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English differs slightly from published version.

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Toledo, Natalia. "Riuunda’ ndaya." Asymptote Journal. Web. Accessed 3 May 2024.

Toledo, Natalia. "Oración."  Asymptote Journal. Web. Accessed 3 May 2024.

Toledo, Natalia. "Prayer." Translated by Irma Pineda and Clare Sullivan. Asymptote Journal. Web. Accessed 3 May 2024. 

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"Gucaladxa' niza neu' naa…" / "Deseé caminaras conmigo…" / "I wish you could walk with me…"
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Zoom connection lost at 0:20. English differs slightly from published version.

Citation

Toledo, Natalia. The Black Flower and Other Zapotec Poems. Translated by Clare Sullivan. Los Angeles: Phoneme Media, 2015.

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"Ni Nabani ma' guti" / "Naturaleza muerta" / "Still Life"
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English differs slightly from published version.

Citation

Toledo, Natalia. The Black Flower and Other Zapotec Poems. Translated by Clare Sullivan. Los Angeles: Phoneme Media, 2015.

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"Diidxa' ne guenda" / "Tradición" / "Tradition"
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Zoom connection lost at 2:23. English differs slightly from published version.

Citation

Toledo, Natalia. The Black Flower and Other Zapotec Poems. Translated by Clare Sullivan. Los Angeles: Phoneme Media, 2015.

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"Xquenda" / "Nahual" / "Familiar"
Citation

Toledo, Natalia. The Black Flower and Other Zapotec Poems. Translated by Clare Sullivan. Los Angeles: Phoneme Media, 2015.

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"Bidaani'" / "Huipil" / "Huipil"
Citation

Toledo, Natalia. The Black Flower and Other Zapotec Poems. Translated by Clare Sullivan. Los Angeles: Phoneme Media, 2015.

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"Lidxie be'ñe'" / "Lagartera" / "Alligator Home"
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Toledo, Natalia. "Lidxie be'ñe' / Lagartera / Alligator Home." Translated from Spanish to English by Clare Sullivan. The North American Review, vol. 304, no. 4, Fall 2019. Web. Accessed 13 May 2024.

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"Dxiibi" / "Pánico" / "Panic"
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English differs slightly from published version.

Citation

Toledo, Natalia. "Dxiibi." Plume, Issue 116, April 2021. Web. Accessed 7 May 2024.

Toledo, Natalia. "Pánico."  Plume, Issue 116, April 2021. Web. Accessed 7 May 2024.

Toledo, Natalia. "Panic." Translated by Irma Pineda and Clare Sullivan. Plume, Issue 116, April 2021. Web. Accessed 7 May 2024. 

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"Binni lidxe'" / "La familia" / "Family"
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Zoom connection lost at 0:22. English differs slightly from published version. 

Citation

Toledo, Natalia. "Family." Translated by Clare Sullivan. Modern Poetry in Translation, no. 2, 2021. Citation available for English version only.

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"Ni guicaa T.S. Eliot" / "Para T.S. Eliot" / "For T.S. Eliot"
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Zoom connection lost at 2:13.

Citation

Toledo, Natalia. The Black Flower and Other Zapotec Poems. Translated by Clare Sullivan. Los Angeles: Phoneme Media, 2015.

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"Bilaa lu xtaalu’…" / "Arroja granos de maíz…" / "Hurl grains of purple corn…"
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Toledo, Natalia. "Intitulado."  Asymptote Journal. Web. Accessed 7 May 2024. (Zapotec version)

Toledo, Natalia. "Intitulado."  Asymptote Journal. Web. Accessed 7 May 2024. (Spanish version)

Toledo, Natalia. "Untitled." Translated by Irma Pineda and Clare Sullivan. Asymptote Journal. Web. Accessed 7 May 2024.

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"Runebia'ya' diidxa'…" / "Conozco de conjuros…" / "I can say incantations…"
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Zoom connection lost at 0:28.

Citation

Uncollected.

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Clare Sullivan
Photographer
Paola Valenzuela
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