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Journal


Birkbeck Arts Week - 2026
Adaptation for the Stage - A Transformative Experience between Languages and Genres An adaptation journey exploring the translation between languages and the transition between genres. The journey takes us from a short story in Spanish to another short story in English, and from there to an adaptation for the stage. The presentation will be followed by a script-in-hand performance of the short one-act play. https://www.bbk.ac.uk/annual-events/arts-week/arts-week-2026


DARK POETS PRIZE IV - 2026
I am honoured to have received an honourable mention for my poem ’On Sin'... On Sin Daily deeds in self-defence have this perfect symmetry: they mirror what has been done and demand penitence where it is due. No sin and no surrender. What acts our own, which the harvest of persuasion? Guiltless by birth, we are born of old and if we are guilty of any sin, it is uniquely the oldest sin of all: I will not be bound. We sin for others, bear others’ sins, and each event is


Ars Notoria
A selection of my poems has just been published by the prestigious 'Ars Notoria' magazine... https://arsnotoria.com/2025/11/09/isabel-del-rio-four-poems/
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