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Here you'll find some of my creative work, including my English translations of contemporary Spanish poetry and my own original poetry.
Here you'll find some of my creative work, including my English translations of contemporary Spanish poetry and my own original poetry.
Translated Books
Translated Books
I worked to get this translation out for a long time and was very gratified to see it finally published in 2020 by Cardboard House Press.
It's been very well reviewed:
Kenyon Review Online (AM Ringwalt, September 2020)
Asymptote (Garrett Phelps, October 2020)
Angel City Review (Vicent Moreno, November 2020)
Rain Taxi Review (Greg Bem, April 2021)
SPAM (Eleanor Tennyson, June 2021)
World Literature Today (Honora Spicer, June 2021)
Electric Lit (Chris Campanioni, October 2024)
The Free Shore, by Pedro Larrea
The Free Shore, by Pedro Larrea
My translation of my good friend Pedro Larrea's first book of poems.
An anthology of poems by my former professor, theatre director, and friend, Fernando Operé.
Translations in Literary Magazines
Translations in Literary Magazines
Huidobro, Vicente. “Eclogue” [with translator’s note, “Fleeces Among the Clouds: A Reflection on Translating Huidobro”]. Translated by Zachary Rockwell Ludington, Rustica, no. 3, winter 2025, p. 90.
Larrea, Pedro. “God,” “Gift,” and “Endless Cipher.” Translated by Zachary Rockwell Ludington, The Los Angeles Review, 9 March 2021. [Link].
San Juan de la Cruz. Songbook. Translated by Zachary Rockwell Ludington, Bateau, vol. 9, no. 1, fall 2019, pp. 33–36.
Fernández Mallo, Agustín. “The Expression of Loss – Poems.” Translated by Zachary Rockwell Ludington, Numéro Cinq, vol. VIII, no. 3, 9 March 2017. [Link].
Fernández Mallo, Agustín. Pixel Flesh (selections). Translated by Zachary Rockwell Ludington, PEN America, no. 18, May 2015, pp. 98–99.
García Casado, Pablo. “Ithaca” and “The Poem of Jane.” Translated by Zachary Rockwell Ludington, Drunken Boat, no. 21, April 2015. [Link].
García Casado, Pablo. “Workmanship,” “1972,” and “Birds in the night.” Translated by Zachary Rockwell Ludington, Exchanges, winter 2015. Web.
Fernández Mallo, Agustín. Pixel Flesh (selections). Translated by Zachary Rockwell Ludington, TWO LINES Online, no. 20, May 2013. [Link].
Original Poetry
Original Poetry
Chapbook
Ludington, Zachary Rockwell. Whether Drupe or Pome. Bottlecap Press, 2023. [Link]
Poems in literary magazines
Ludington, Zachary Rockwell. “Eclogue.” Rustica, no. 3, winter 2025, p. 97.
Ludington, Zachary Rockwell. “Convesso.” Ghost City Review, September 2023. https://ghostcitypress.com/poetry-sept-23/2023/9/6/zachary-rockwell-ludington.
Ludington, Zachary Rockwell. “Palimpsest,” “Vallejo.” Guesthouse, no.7, 5 April 2021. https://www.guesthouselit.com/i7-ludington-zachary-poetry.
Ludington, Zach. “Duck.” LEVELER, 22 April 2019. http://www.levelerpoetry.com/duck/.
Ludington, Zach. “Quiver,” “Jerk.” Hardly Doughnuts, no. 4, fall 2017. Web (website now defunct).
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