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Month: February 2018

Posted on February 21, 2018May 10, 2020 by Beto Riginale

Translating Style

There are many ways to approach rendering text in a different language. From my perspective, there are three basic approaches: mechanical (computer), translation, and interpretive.{ …  } …

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Posted on February 12, 2018May 10, 2020 by Beto Riginale

Poema para niña

The  trembling of a leaf ecstatic with calm:
throughout the day my desire follows
your existence, foreign to rule,
your indwelling rebellion
giving voice  to my words.{ … }…

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Posted on February 27, 2018May 10, 2020 by Beto Riginale

Alejandra Pizarnik: Night

Running where, I don’t know
here, there,
twisting, turning.
Basta! { … }…

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Posted on February 20, 2018May 10, 2020 by Beto Riginale

Alejandra Pizarnik: Nocturne

The woman who died from her blue dress is singing
Drunk on death, she sings to the sun of her intoxication.
Within her song is a blue dress,
a white horse and a green heart
tattooed with the echoes of the heartbeats of her dead heart. { … }…

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Posted on February 15, 2018May 10, 2020 by Beto Riginale

Alejandra Pizarnik: Daughter of the Wind

They have come.
Defiling blood.
Smelling of feathers,
of loss,
of tears. { … }…

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Posted on February 7, 2018December 25, 2020 by Beto Riginale

The Moon Calls

When the moon calls you to join her in her arms
To press her soft breasts against you
Your arm around her as you become one, [2018] { … }…

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Posted on February 18, 2018December 25, 2020 by Beto Riginale

The Spiral – What She Said

Another argument, over???
What was it really?
No matter.
I need time to recover. [2018] { … }…

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Posted on February 2, 2018December 25, 2020 by Beto Riginale

The Spiral – What He Heard

She walked out the door
screen door slamming shut.
She threw me a wave [2018] { … }…

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Posted on February 1, 2018December 25, 2020 by Beto Riginale

¿Me quieres?

¿Me quieres?
In the pale dawn light
here I lie [2018] { … }…

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Posted on February 15, 2018December 25, 2020 by Beto Riginale

Domingo

Sitting in his chair on the walk,
day after day
he’s seen many days, years, decades.
Teeth like an old halloween pumpkin
or a half eaten ear of corn
but with a smile just as large. [2018, 2019] { … }…

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