The poems translated here appeared in her two Italian collections, Volti di parole (2010) and L’igiene della bocca (2006), both from Edizioni l’Obliquo. She has also published books of poetry in German: Gartenarbeit (San Marco Handpresse, 2010) and Schneebuch, her first German collection, published in 2008 by Dutch publisher Eric van der Wal. Eva Taylor is a member of the Compagnia delle poete.