Stephen Watts Translator, Author, Illustrator & Editor

Stephen Watts is a poet and translator born in London in 1952, where he lives and works. He has published seven books of poetry, including Republic of Dogs / Republic of Birds (Test Centre, 2016; Prototype, 2020), Ancient Sunlight (Enitharmon, 2014), Gramsci & Caruso(MilleGru, Monza, 2014), and The Blue Bag (Aark Arts, 2004). The Republics, a film directed by Huw Wahl based on Republic Of Dogs / Republic Of Birds, premiered in 2020. Since 1980, Watts has compiled an ongoing Bibliography of Modern Poetry in English Translation.