Álvaro Lasso, translated by Kelsi Vanada

English debut by Azerbaijani-born Peruvian poet Álvaro Lasso, United Left is an “ironic, intimate, and sometimes psychedelic book” entwining the political history of the 1980s in Peru with the poet’s autobiography. Marked by dark, absurdist humor, these "pop" prose poems grapple with revolution, idealism, and the disintegration of the Leftist coalition Izquierda Unida.

PRAISE

“The genre-defying pieces of Peruvian poet and publisher Alvaro Lasso’s United Left are thick, nimble surrealist missives, warm with nostalgia for a leftist utopia that never was. They take on a new life in English; Kelsi Vanada’s translations are popping with movement and precision.” —Katherine M. Hedeen, translator of Prepoems in Postspanish

Special Feature in Asymptote

Poetry, English & Spanish

Publication date: January 31, 2024

ISBN-13: 79-8986353944

Format: Softcover, 85 pages, 6"x9"