Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Maurice Blanchot, on the symbol / Maurice Blanchot, sobre el símbolo

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Maurice Blanchot, on the symbol Symbol does not mean anything, expresses nothing. It only makes present - by making us present to it - ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Two poems by Rosabetty Muñoz (Chile, 1960), my translation / Dos poemas de Rosabetty Muñoz

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(to the smell of misfortune) The aridity of the gardens finally tired them all. Nothing, not even carrots would grow in that rocky...
Friday, February 20, 2015

Hélène Cixous, On writing /Hélène Cixous, acerca de la escritura

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When I write a book, the only thing that guides me at the beginning is an alarm (...) The thing that alarmed me at once ...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Two poems by Erika Reginato (Venezuela, 1977), my translation / Dos poemas de ER

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The End of the Journey Sitting in the kitchen, Aunt would listen to the din of the market, the scents of the north...
Monday, January 12, 2015

Argentine poet Mercedes Roffé answers a question about poetry and translation / La poeta argentina MR responde una pregunta sobre poesía y traducción

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Did poetry translation affect your own writing? If so, how? I wouldn't say that translation affected my writing. I'd rather s...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

New Year poem by Naomi Shihab Nye (US, 1952) / Un poema de año nuevo de Naomi Shihab Nye, mi versión

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Wishes for a peaceful, just, and enriching year for all.  Burning the Old Year Letters swallow themselves in seconds. ...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Two poems by Jorge Enrique Adoum (Ecuador, 1926-2009), my translation / Dos poemas de JEA

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Fleeting Return The kitchen was still sprinkled with flour and prayers. The nurse tucked in the night ghost, sought the cou...