Nina Murray is a poet and a literary translator, as well as a U.S. diplomat.  She grew up in Ukraine and have degrees in linguistics and creative writing.  Her debut poetry book, Minimize Considered, was just published by Finishing Line Press and her individual work and translations can be found in a number of venues.

In this episode of Cover to Cover with . . ., Editor-in-Chief Jordan Blum speaks with Murray about her latest poetry collection, the ups and downs of being a professional translator, journal guidelines, and more (including a live reading of her poem “George Washington’s Rules of Civility”).

– Nina Murray