Oana Avasilichioaeiinterweaves poetry, translation, photography, sound, and performance to explore an expanded idea of language, historical structures, and borders.Hersix collections of poetry and poetry hybrids includeLimbinal(Talonbooks, 2015) andEight Track(Talonbooks, 2019), and recent sound-performance works are EIGHT OVER TWO(2019, Semi Silent Award) andOPERATOR(2018). She has translated eight books of poetry and prose from French and Romanian, including Bertrand Laverdure's Readopolis (Book*hug 2017, Governor General Literary Award) and Catherine Lalonde's The Faerie Devouring (Book*hug 2018, QWF's Cole Foundation Prize for Translation). She's based in Montreal (www.oanalab.com). Photo:Michael Kovacs