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54. The Peace of the Toads

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.