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HÉLÈNE CARDONA is a poet, literary translator, and actor, author of Life in Suspension (Salmon Poetry), Dreaming My Animal Selves (Salmon Poetry), Birnam Wood (José Manuel Cardona, Salmon Poetry), Beyond Elsewhere (Gabriel Arnou-Laujeac, White Pine Press), Ce que nous portons (Dorianne Laux, Éditions du Cygne 2014) and The Astonished Universe (Red Hen Press). Winner: Hemingway Grant, Independent Press Award, NYC Big Book Award, International Book Award, Best Book Award in Poetry, Pinnacle Best Bilingual Book Award, Julie Suk Honor, Readers' Favorite Book Award, International Poetry Book Award.
Hélène holds an MA in American Literature from the Sorbonne, taught at Hamilton College & Loyola Marymount University, and received fellowships from ...more

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Birnam Wood wins the NYC Big Book Award

Birnam Wood El Bosque de Birnam (English and Spanish Edition) by José Manuel Cardona

Birnam Wood (José Manuel Cardona translation, Salmon Poetry) wins the 2022 NYC Big Book Award! Thank you #GabbyBookAwards

Probably the best poetry collection I’ve read all year! A passionate collection. Gorgeous! —Bonnie Hearn Hill’s Great Day Book Club’s Book of the Month

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	Dreaming My Animal Selves/Le Songe de Mes Ames Animales 4.77 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems Dead and Undead by Tony Barnstone (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michelle Mitchell-Foust (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Helene Cardona (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life in Suspension: La Vie Suspendue 4.86 avg rating — 81 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birnam Wood: El Bosque de Birnam by José Manuel Cardona, Helene Cardona (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.92 avg rating — 37 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Elsewhere by Gabriel Arnou-Laujeac (Goodreads Author), Helene Cardona (Goodreads Author) (Translation) 4.91 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Astonished Universe 4.89 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dogs Singing: A Tribute Anthology by Jessie Lendennie (Editor), Helene Cardona (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jordan Taylor (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Illuminations: Expressions of the Personal Spiritual Experiences by Mark L. Tompkins (Editor), Jennifer McMahon (Editor), Helene Cardona (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Near Kin: A Collection of Words and Art Inspired by Octavia Estelle Butler by Marie Lecrivain (editor), Alexis Pauline Gumb, Lenard D. Moore 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rubicon: Words and Art Inspired by Oscar Wilde's De Profundis by Marie Lecrivain (Editor), John Burroughs (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Hattie Quinn (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In dreaming
we travel to a place where all is forgiven.”
― Helene Cardona, Dreaming My Animal Selves/Le Songe de Mes Ames Animales

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“We are consciousness wanting to expand.”
― Helene Cardona, Dreaming My Animal Selves/Le Songe de Mes Ames Animales

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“The ultimate aim is reverence for the universe.
The ultimate aim is love for life.
The ultimate aim is harmony within oneself.”
― Helene Cardona, Dreaming My Animal Selves/Le Songe de Mes Ames Animales

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Helene’s Quotes

“On the wall of time to come
a window appears.
I open it, let angels in.”
― Helene Cardona, Life in Suspension: La Vie Suspendue

tags: hymn-to-goodness-and-beauty, inspirational, liminal, love-song, luminous, mystical, visionary

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“I now wear the memory of nothingness
a piece of white sail wrapped like second skin.”
― Helene Cardona, Life in Suspension: La Vie Suspendue

tags: hymn-to-goodness-and-beauty, inspirational, liminal, love-song, luminous, mystical, visionary

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“We packed
whole lives into bundles in search
of what chooses us, what wants to come
back to the surface, what needs to be said.
We had so many dreams
we didn’t know what to make of them.”
― Helene Cardona, Life in Suspension: La Vie Suspendue

tags: hymn-to-goodness-and-beauty, inspirational, liminal, love-song, luminous, mystical, visionary

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“You listen to the silence
drawn on the ashes of ancient sacrifices.”
― Helene Cardona, Life in Suspension: La Vie Suspendue

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