Winner of the 2026 Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in TranslationNamed one of 75 Notable Translations of 2024 by World Literature TodayThe debut English language poetry collection by noted Mexican author Isabel Zapata, A Whale is a Country explores humanity's relationship to the natural world through a multitude of poignant angles.
Winner of the 2026 Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in TranslationNamed one of 75 Notable Translations of 2024 by World Literature TodayThe debut English language poetry collection by noted Mexican author Isabel Zapata, A Whale is a Country explores humanity's relationship to the natural world through a multitude of poignant angles.
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