Nancy Naomi Carlson, translator, poet, and essayist, has authored ten titles (six translated). An Infusion of Violets (Seagull, 2019), her second full-length poetry collection, was named “New & Noteworthy” by the New York Times. A two-time recipient of literature translation fellowships from the NEA, her translations have been finalists for the Best Translated Book Award and the CLMP Firecracker Poetry awards. Decorated by the French government with the French Academic Palms, her work has appeared in such journals as APR, The Georgia Review, The Paris Review, and Poetry. She is a senior translation editor for Tupelo Press.