Today’s happiness doesn’t come late.
Leire Bilbao was born in the coastal town of Ondarroa in 1978, into a fishing family. She is the author of several poetry collections in Basque, some of which have been translated into Spanish, by herself and others. Her most recent poetry collection, Home Waters, won the Lauaxeta Prize—a prestigious annual award for a poetry collection in Basque given by the Council of Biscay. She is also a playwright and lyricist. She lives and works in Durango, outside of Bilbao. Between Fish Scales will be her English-language debut.
Joana Urtasun is a writer and translator who grew up between the Basque Country and the UK. Her debut book of translations, Between Fish Scales: Selected Poems by Leire Bilbao, will appear with World Poetry Books in Spring 2026.
