This isn't for life

Author: Juan Gabriel Miño

Translators: Andrew Judson Stoughton and Anayvelyse Allen-Mossman

Publisher: New Mundo Press (2025)

"This isn't for life" is a translated, bilingual edition of Argentine poet Juan Gabriel Miño's 2024 debut book of poems, "No toda la vida vamos a estar juntos," published by Mansalva Editions. Translated by Andrew Judson Stoughton and Anayvelyse Allen-Mossman, "This isn't for life" takes the flaneur, the vernacular poet, the confessional poet, and "bashes [their] head against the grate." This is a book where people watch their mothers get in car accidents on live TV. Mexican singers almost meet their deaths at the hands of their adoring fans. Workers scream at children about the absolute, existential necessity of having a beer.