The Birds of My Childhood

Maya; from Sanskrit

Maia Evrona's poems, as well as excerpts from her memoir on chronic illness, have appeared in Prairie Schooner, New South, and elsewhere. Her translations of the Yiddish-language poet Abraham Sutzkever were awarded a 2016 Translation Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and have appeared in Poetry Magazine. She recently wrote on the importance of the NEA for Artnet.