First time in English translation poems from Fastos, by Arturo Carrera, one of Latin America’s most visible contemporary poets. Rattapallax focuses on his work and his impact in Argentina and abroad. on FASTOS Edited by Craig Epplin Argentine novelist César Aira once described the poetic trajectory of Arturo Carrera as a “path toward simplicity.” The description strikes me as perfect. One of... 

Rattapallax has the unique opportunity to meet with myriad internationally-renown poets and a staff that is deeply focused on promoting and publishing new work. Meet the staff and contributors to this, or first issue of Rattapallax Online. Ram Devineni is the editor and publisher of Rattapallax and a film-maker who has had films shown at the Cairo International Film Festival, San Jose Film Festival,... 

by Arturo Carrera Translated by Craig Epplin FASTOS La influencia de las emociones sobre la voz de los que amo, trabajando la voz de los que amo como una suerte de edad en ellos, me parece casi más infinita y más sorprendente y más estremecedor a que la pubescencia del rostro en el pudor o en la vergüenza. Pero el sonido sofocado, a veces renaciente, el sonido sin renacimiento, es el de la infancia. …………… ……………... 

by Sergio Chejfec, Andrea Cote, Reinaldo Laddaga, Daniel Link and Ernesto Livón Grosman translated by Carmen García We asked five long-time readers of Carrera’s poems to gloss verses from his work. Their comments follow, translated from the Spanish by Carmen García. by Sergio Chejfec “We don’t break the same treasure chest twice” This verse is definitive of Potlach. It links with the previous... 

We, lots of us, like the idea of mutation. Sign of the times, symptom of the allures of narcissism, mutations fascinate and govern us. What does Gilles Deleuze say? That the coils of a serpent are more complex than the burrows of a molehill. Mutations by Craig Epplin We, lots of us, like the idea of mutation. Sign of the times, symptom of the allures of narcissism, mutations fascinate and govern us....