Juana Adcock

Juana Adcock (Monterrey, 1982) is a poet and translator. She published Manca (Tierra Adentro, 2014), later translated into English by Robin Myers (Argonautica, 2019). Her English-language collection Split (Blue Diode Press, 2019) was named a Poetry Book Society Choice and was included in the Guardian's Best Poetry of 2019, and her book I Sugar the Bones (Out-Spoken Press, 2024) was shortlisted for both the Forward Prize and the Saltire Award for best poetry collection. She has participated in numerous international festivals, and her work has been translated into more than 10 languages, including Hungarian, Latvian, Slovak, Catalan, and Polish. She is co-editor of Temporary Archives: Poetry by Women in Latin America (Arc Publications / Edge Hill University Press). Her translation work includes Laura Wittner’s Translation of the Route (Bloodaxe/PTC, 2024) and Hubert Matiuwaa’s The Dogs Dreamt, both of which were recognized with prestigious PEN Translates awards.