Juana ADCOCK

ADCOCK Juana

Poems

Jennifer Adcock (born 1982), also known as Juana Adcock, is a Mexican-born, Scotland-based poet and translator. Her first collection of poems, Manca appeared in 2014, and was chosen by the Mexican critic Sergio González Rodríguez as one of the best poetry books of the year. Her work has appeared in Words Without Borders, Asymptote, and Glasgow Review of Books.

Her book-length translations include:

  • Slim: Portrait of the World's Richest Man by Diego Osorno
  • Sexographies by Gabriela Wiener (with Lucy Greaves)
  • Gavia Stellata by Alexander Hutchison
  • Historia de un canalla, by Julia Navarro (published under the title The Story of a Sociopath)
  • An Orphan World by Giuseppe Caputo (with Sophie Hughes)
  • Polish Institute - Cultural Service of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Brussels
  • Leeuwarden Europan Capital of Culture 2018
  • Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
  • Lithuanian Culture Institute
  • Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • Commission européenne
  • Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom of Belgium
  • Danish Cultural Institute
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union
  • Romanian Cultural Institute in Brussels
  • LUCA School of Arts
  • Embassy of Ireland
  • Swedish Institute
  • Spain Arts and Culture - Cultural and Scientific Service of the Embassy of Spain in Belgium
  • Ambassade du Luxembourg à Bruxelles
  • Etxepare Euskal Institutua
  • Austrian Cultural Forum
  • MuntPunt
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Estonia to the European Union
  • Istituto Italiano di Cultura
  • LOFT 58
  • It Skriuwersboun
  • Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity
  • Scottish Government EU Office
  • Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Belgium
  • Mission of the Faroes to the EU
  • Hungarian Cultural Institute Brussels
  • Greenlandic Writers Association
  • Instituto Cervantes Brussels
  • Greenland Representation to the European Union
  • Embassy of Sweden
  • Embassy of Andorra
  • Czech Centre Brussels
  • Orfeu - Livraria Portuguesa
  • Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren
  • Camões Instituto de Cooperação e Língua Portugal
  • Yunus Emre Institute
  • Ville de Bruxelles