Cola Franzen's 14 published books of translations from Spanish include poetry, fiction, and scholarly work. In addition, she translates essays on art and photography. Authors (both Spanish and Latin American) include Marjorie Agosin, Alicia Borinsky, Juan Cameron, Jorge Guillén and Saúl Yurkievich. Titles include: Poems of Arab Andalusia (City Lights), two novels by Borinsky, Mean Woman and Dreams of the Abandoned Seducer (University of Nebraska Press) and Horses in the Air and Other Poems by Jorge Guillén (City Lights).