Join us for a talk with Faride Mereb and Oriana Nuzzi from the Letra Muerta archive about the poems and archives of the late Venezuelan poet and journalist Miyó Vestrini (1938-1991). This event will also celebrate the publication of a new compilation of Vestrini's poetry, out this month with Letras del Fuego. Prof. Ron Briggs (Barnard College) will moderate the talk, and Vestrini scholar Dr. Gina Saraceni will participate via Zoom from Italy.
About Letra Muerta:
Letra Muerta is an award-winning design studio and archive center directed by Faride Mereb and Oriana Nuzzi. Originally founded in 2014 as a publishing house in Venezuela, it opened as a physical space in New York City in 2022. After ten years of designing and publishing, it now functions as a hybrid studio for design, historical preservation, workshops, and collection development. Letra Muerta's projects are selected and developed with an emphasis on works in translation and multilingual content, with special attention to typography and cultural awareness.
