Department of Spanish and Latin American StudiesMr Edkins teaches translation from Spanish into English and comprehension. A poet and writer, his poems and short stories have been published in British, American and Canadian magazines and anthologies. He has also translated Spanish poetry and short narrative into English, including two novels by J Tomeo: The Coded Letter and Dear Monster. He has published Quick Spanish (1961), Worry Beads (1976), Rock Pool 1992 and co-edited The Poetry of Luis Cernuda.