I have written an essay for my MOOC that is half the maximum length and that took no thought or deep reading. This is because I am not taking the MOOC terribly seriously, yet I want to experience it. I am working for a C. Therefore I should not be posting the piece, but I … More Sentences
¡Dulzura por dulzura corazona! ¡Dulzura a gajos, eras de vista, esos abiertos días, cuando monté por árboles caídos! Así por tu paloma palomita, por tu oración pasiva, andando entre tu sombra y el gran tezón corpóreo de tu sombra. Debajo de ti y yo, tú y yo, sinceramente, tu candado ahogándose de llaves, yo ascendiendo … More Dulzura por dulzura…
In Langston Hughes, I Wonder as I Wander, page 397, we find a notice printed on Barcelona music hall programs in 1938: JUST A MOMENT, COMRADE The United Syndicate of Public Spectacles begs you to have the greatest respect for all the comrades you are going to see on stage. They are workers just as … More Vallejo
Who dreamed that beauty passes like a dream? For these red lips, with all their mournful pride, Mournful that no new wonder may betide, Troy passed away in one high funeral gleam, And Usna’s children died. We and the labouring world are passing by: Amid men’s souls, that waver and give place Like the pale … More The Rose of the World
Some maritime images… Así es, y los relámpagos cubrirían tus trenzas y la lluvia entraría por tus ojos abiertos a preparar el llanto que sordamente encierras, y las alas negras del mar girarían en torno de ti, con grandes garras, y graznidos, y vuelos. –P.N. Axé.
Meu rio, meu Tietê, onde me levas? Sarcástico rio que contradizes o curso das águas E te afastas do mar e te adentras na terra dos homens, Onde me queres levar?… My river, my Tietê, where are you taking me? Sarcastic river, you contradict the waters’ course And distance yourself [flow away from] the sea … More A Meditação sobre o Tietê
I have never paid enough attention to ‘pataphysics and it had somehow escaped my notice that it was continuing. It is, and Mt. Holyoke has a collection of its publications. Axé.
This may be one of those essays that seem more intelligent than they are because the stiltedness of the non-native Spanish becomes poetic. Still, I liked it. It begins by talking about the value given to originality and authenticity in art. The idea of authenticity leads to a consideration of origins and originality, says my … More Sobre la autenticidad
He almorzado solo ahora, y no he tenido madre, ni súplica, ni sírvete, ni agua, ni padre que, en el facundo ofertorio de los choclos, pregunte para su tardanza de imagen, por los broches mayores del sonido. Cómo iba yo a almorzar. Cómo me iba a servir de tales platos distantes esas cosas, cuando habráse … More Trilce XXVIII
Here is the ponencia colectiva Arturo Serrano Plaja read at a momentuous 1937 congress, that Vallejo attended. It is a very interesting document, an incredibly interesting document, but I was looking for things by Arturo because I remember a poem of his that went something like this: España está hispanizada ¿Quién la deshispanizará? El deshispanizador que … More Spain, Hispanized
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