ON THE MAP 2022: INTERVIEW WIth Pamela RAHN SÁNCHEZ, Venezuela

Pamela RAHN SÁNCHEZ (poet, visual artist; Venezuela), a graduate of the National Film School in Caracas, has published four poetry collections: La luz entre las cosas [The light between things] (2020), Breves poemas para entender la ausencia [Brief poems to understand absence], the winner of the 2019 Gloria Fuertes International Young Poetry Award, Flores muertas en jarrones sin agua [Flowers in vases without water] (2017) and El peligro de encender la luz [The danger of turning on the light](2016). Her poetry, sometimes accompanied by her collages, also appears in anthologies and in print and on-line journals. She participates courtesy of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas.

"On the Map" is a series of interviews with writers while they are in Iowa City participating in the International Writing Program's fall residency. The series is produced by the IWP at the University of Iowa and is made possible by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. For additional private support, see final credits.