Autumn 2026
15 October 2026, 6.30pm (online)
In the autumn session of the Queen Mary Catalan Bookclub, we were thrilled to take on poetry for the first time! Poet Anna Gual and translator AKaiser joined us online to discuss Unnameable / Innombrable (2025), a collection of translations published by Zephyr Press (Massachusetts).
Anna Gual is a prize-winning poet who has published eight collections of poetry. Her poems have been translated into French, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Croatian, Slovenian, and Russian.
AKaiser is an acclaimed poet herself, and the author of the debut collection glint (2025). She is a translator of Catalan, French, and Spanish. AKaiser holds a doctorate in Translation and Intercultural Studies from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unnameable appeared on the Longlist for the 2026 National Translation Award (ALTA).
Observing the thematic refractions throughout the book, our conversation encompassed relationships, definitions, and the construction and reconstruction of poetry in the feminine. We are very grateful to Anna and AK for talking us through their literary inspirations, and how an anthology of translations comes into being!
Thank you to all who attended online – and to Zephyr Press for kindly providing complimentary copies of the book for our participants. Keep your eyes peeled for our next Bookclub event!
