UA Poetry Center
Ofelia Zepeda reads from her work in English and O'odham as part of a multilingual poetry reading also featuring Alberto Rios (reading in English and Spanish) and Sherwin Bitsui (reading in English and Navajo). The reading includes selections from Water, an artist book created by Karla Elling to commemorate the Poetry Center's 50th anniversary. "Water" features a chainlink of poetry composed and translated by Bitsui, Rios, Zepeda, and Zapotec poet Natalia Toledo.
"Nahasdzaan," a poem by Sherwin Bitsui, translated by Ofelia Zepeda (English/O'odham) as "Jewed T-Je'e."
Bitsui, Sherwin. Shapeshift. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2003.
"Desert Water," a poem by Alberto Rios, translated by Ofelia Zepeda (English/O'odham) as "Tohono Su:dagi." "Nene'i Ha-sa:gid," a poem by Ofelia Zepeda, translated by Ofelia Zepeda (O'odham/English) as "In the Midst of Songs."
Rios, Alberto and Karla Elling. Words Over Water, a 4,800-pound stone book at Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Arizona. Zepeda, Ofelia. Where Clouds Are Formed. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2008.
Zepeda, Ofelia. Where Clouds Are Formed. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2008.
Zepeda, Ofelia. Where Clouds Are Formed. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2008.Zepeda, Ofelia and Simon Donovan. Public art installation on North Mountain Avenue, Tucson.
