Argentine poet, novelist and playwright, Arnaldo Calveyra attracted critical attention with his first book of poetry, Cartas para que la alegria; Julio Cortázar, Carlos Mastronardi and Victoria Ocampo were early champions of his work. In 1961, Calveyra accepted a research fellowship in Paris where he would meet his wife Monique Tur and remain for the rest of his life — an exile that was both sweet and bitter in accordance with Argentina’s political landscape. The author of over 25 works of literature and theater, Calveyra was the recipient of numerous honors in his lifetime including France’s highest award for contributions to the arts Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres in 1999.

Elizabeth Zuba is a poet and translator. Her recent translations include Marcel Broodthaers’s Pense-Bête (Granary Books), 10,000 Francs Reward (Printed Matter), While reading the Lorelei (for exhibition MoMA 2016) and Marcel Broodthaers: My Ogre Book Shadow Theater Midnight (Siglio Press) with Maria Gilissen; Nicolás Paris’s Leaves a Trace for The Valise (Library Council of the MoMA); Anouck Durand’s Eternal Friendship (Siglio Press, 2017 French Voices Award); Arnaldo Calveyra’s Letters So That Happiness (Ugly Duckling Presse); and the writings of Erik Satie, Francis Picabia and other contributors to Dada magazine The Blind Man (Ugly Duckling Presse).