Amparo Perez Arrospide Biography
Born in Buenos Aires, from migrant Spanish parents. She has lived in many countries and currently works as a literary translator in England and co-editor of ezine Poetry Life and Times. She has published four poetry collections in Spanish, so far, and a few short-story collections.
Several links allow extensive reading of some of her works in e-zines such as The Barcelona Review, Wakan, El Otro Mensual (Eon) , Especulo, Poetry Life and Times, etc.
She also likes experimenting with oils, acrylic, gouache and pastels (some available through Poetry Life and Times website) .
Further reading: prose and poetry in both English and Spanish with videoclips at uk.youtube/anarchyrises: 'Saga Vasco/Argentina: Entre Nostalgias y Esperanzas'.
The poems published here were originally written in English. A few are translations from Spanish. Most were also posted to Poster Poems, Books blog, The Guardian, in 2008.
I am what I am not,
a step beyond the infinite, which is not owned by any god or counter-image.
No step is owned
or infinite, beyond
...
“[Deckard falls, Roy catches him.]
Roy: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on
fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the
darkness at Tan Hauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time
...
The Boss came and brought his child with him
We were his babysitters for about three joyful hours,
-His youngest son, helpless, smiley, millionaire,
A wordless, fat little angel,
...
That tiny hope, a Thumbelina hope,
Those high slopes battered by autumn rains,
Those train dreams you used to commute to;
That fate of yours, foretold by fortune tellers,
...
Within a sweet, strawberry flavoured,
A firm, golden toffee awaits your taste,
Covered in elegant velvety layers,
Draped in rich dark chocolate.
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