Rivals
Original by José Alcántara Almánzar Translated, from the Spanish, by Luis Guzmán Valerio The other one—her equal—was the only one who knew the secret. As long as they could maintain a certain appearance of splendor and hide the truth, they …
Category: Summer 2021
Two Poems
Originals by Maria Borio Translated, from the Italian, by Danielle Pieratti Shelter I. They tell their stories, one face in the other. There’s the fresh bread on the counter, dry, the sound of touched things. He arranges pieces in rows—hands …
Two Poems
Original by Virgínia do Carmo Translated, from the Portuguese, by Richard Simas This is the name (liquid gold) This is the name we give to earth’s hardest fruit. Liquid moan from the soil that chills our sore and weary fingertips …