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62. On Oblivion and Other Poems
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978-1-951370-35-0
On Oblivion and Other Poems is a viscerally carnal and intimate portrait of the poet, a versed rendering of his own long day’s journey into night. Balancing a deep sense of loss and regret is the refuge taken in favorite novels from antiquity to the present as well as humorous, if not deeply insightful observations of the animal kingdom, which perhaps say more about the author than the subject. It is high time this decades-long published author be properly recognized beyond the borders of Mexico.
Author Miguel Ángel Galván
Translation Erica Cobb
ISBN 978-1-951370-35-0
Pages 134
Format Paperback
(DECEMBER 1)
Again I felt afraid, I danced (I danced to her tune)
to her frigid frenzy;
I moved according to the script she dictated,
I followed her instruction, forgot previous lessons
and once again summoned gods and demons.
They never appeared.
I lost.
Those days were enough to seriouly reconsider
the quality of my obsessions.
I suddenly recognized them and laughed at their
insignificance.
Evil, I learned, redeems us.