Katherine Hedeen came to Kenyon in 2001. Her teaching and research interests focus on literary translation. A specialist in contemporary Spanish American poetry, she has translated some of the most respected voices from the region like Jorgenrique Adoum, Juan Bañuelos, Juan Calzadilla, Fina García Marruz, Juan Gelman, Raul Gómez Jattin, Fayad Jamís, Hugo Mujica, José Emilio Pacheco, Víctor Rodríguez Núñez, and Ida Vitale, among many others. Her work has been a finalist for both the Best Translated Book Award and the National Translation Award. She is a recipient of two NEA Translation grants in the U.S. and a PEN Translates award in the U.K. She is a managing editor for Action Books ( actionbooks.org ). More information is available at katherinemhedeen.com.