Mark Schafer is a literary translator and visual artist who lives in Roxbury, Massachusetts. His anthology Before Saying Any of the Great Words: Selected Poetry of David Huerta was published in January 2009 by Copper Canyon Press. For more information on Huerta, this book, and to listen to Huerta reading from his poetry in Spanish, go to www.beforesaying.com. Schafer has translated novels, short stories, essays, and poetry by a wide variety of Latin American authors including Gloria Gervitz, Alberto Ruy Sánchez, Virgilo Piñera, and Eduardo Galeano. Schafer's visual map-based art has been shown across the country. Samples of his translations and of his artwork can be found on his website.