Translating Severo Sarduy

Footwork, the first collection of Severo Sarduy’s poems translated into English by David Francis, follows the thrilling trajectory of a great thinker as he explores the genesis of the universe, sexual and aesthetic pleasure, and his own and Cuba’s heritage. A conversation between: David Francis, Dean of Grace Hopper College and Lecturer in Ethnicity, Race, & Migration, Yale University and Shawn McDaniel, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California - Dornsife.