New Poetry in Spanish
Zócalo Poets, a dynamic community of multi-lingual writers, published some of my Spanish poetry. I will be posting the poems over this upcoming week. Here is the first, about the moment in a relationship when things are about to take off, but, before they do, we must simply wait. I have a complete poetry book […]
La Pañalera
Debo cambiarte Sin contar la vez Destapar esa blancura Tan frágil como papel Mojar algodón Desdoblar untar Todo contigo es manual Mi palma es tu puño en tu boca Cada contacto confirma Tu tamaño ante mi Para ti ritual Es un simple juego más Escrito 2013
Spanish Prayer
A simple and stunning poem by the Colombian poetess Maria Mercedez Carranza. My clumsy translation is below: Prayer No more dawns or fashions, no more light, no more tasks, no more instants. Just dirt, dirt in the eyes, between the mouth and the ears; dirt upon the crushed chests; dirt inside the dry womb; dirt […]
A Mutis woman
Alvaro Mutis, one of Colombia’s most beloved writers, died today at age 90. A surprising number of media outlets are reporting the news and recalling Maqroll, the sailor that Mutis wrote to life. But, he created another memorable seaman, Captain Jon Iturri, who plays the hero in The Tramp Steamer’s Last Port of Call, one of the […]