54. The Peace of the Toads
In his second book, The Peace of the Toads, J. Santatecla
builds a compass to guide us through time. A tireless reader,
a connoisseur of the poetic tradition to which he belongs,
the poet reflects on existence in terms of age, roots, identity
and goal. The result is a work that is striking for its imagery
and authenticity. A singular opportunity to reflect and dream
at the same time about the future and memory from a place
where silence and words coexist.
Author J. Santatecla
Translation Leslie Deiss, Christine Leipertz and Carson Richards
ISBN 978-1-951370-26-8
Pages 129
Format Paperback
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978-1-951370-26-8
In his second book, The Peace of the Toads, J. Santatecla
builds a compass to guide us through time. A tireless reader,
a connoisseur of the poetic tradition to which he belongs,
the poet reflects on existence in terms of age, roots, identity
and goal. The result is a work that is striking for its imagery
and authenticity. A singular opportunity to reflect and dream
at the same time about the future and memory from a place
where silence and words coexist.
Author J. Santatecla
Translation Leslie Deiss, Christine Leipertz and Carson Richards
ISBN 978-1-951370-26-8
Pages 129
Format Paperback
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Seas for the algae, May for the roses.
ROSALIA DE CASTRO
The brush of the algae
Comes to dress the eyelids of the lovers
losing their footing on the shore.
Their skin unsettles the water’s roe,
Knocks down flies. Around their blood stings
The laughter of dolphins. There’s heaven
In their fingers, barely moist fruits
In the saliva, barely fruit.
There the fish blow salt. The waves
Are shells sealed in chalk, just
Swirls of foam
That pray prayers of flesh.