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M'illumino d'immenso Poetry Translation Prize 2019

Translated into Spanish by Rocío Moriones Alonso

Written in Italian by Gianni D’Elia and Fabio Pusterla

Also in: Italian

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Gianni D’Elia

LXI

Pero el anteinfierno existe, basta que se apague
la luz de la escalera, cuando vuelves a subir, ya
sin bolsas, la noche de la basura cotidiana; de repente, la oscuridad más profunda y densa
te asalta, y

5 poemas

Translated into Spanish by Rocío Moriones Alonso

Written in Urdu by Fahmida Riaz

Also in: Urdu, Italian

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Aqlima Aqlima
es la hermana de Caín y Abel.
Hermana,
pero diferente.
La diferencia se halla entre sus muslos,
en sus pechos protuberantes,
en el interior de su estómago,
en su vientre.
¿Por qué decidirá el destino de lo

Duermo poco y mal from Ora pro bonobis. Amen

Translated into Spanish by Rocío Moriones Alonso

Written in Italian by Luigi Serafini

Also in: Italian, Russian

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¡Ya está bien de blog!… tomo a vue la pluma estas notas con bolígrafo para tratar de aliviar un ansia creciente. No entiendo qué me ha ocurrido… los colegas con los que he compartido durante años esposas, escritorios, vicios y vacaciones, hoy me parecen a

Premio príncipe de Asturias de las letras 2011: discurso de aceptación

Translated into Spanish by Rocío Moriones Alonso

Written in English by Leonard Cohen

Also in: English, Italian

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Majestad, altezas, excelentísimos miembros del jurado, distinguidos galardonados, señoras y señores: Es un gran honor estar aquí ante ustedes esta noche. Puede que, al igual que el gran maestro Riccardo Muti, no esté acostumbrado a estar ante el público sin una or

Flores silvestres

Translated into Spanish by Rocío Moriones Alonso

Written in Italian by Alberto Nessi

Also in: Italian, German

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Una tarde de noviembre, un hombre algo cargado de hombros y con un pequeño claro en el cabello coge de la estantería de la biblioteca de su casa un libro voluminoso. En la cubierta tiene una reproducción de La muerte y el fuego, de Paul Klee, de 1940: precisamente el