The Art Divas / Divas of Verse
Blog of Rabih Alameddine
Friday, April 4, 2014
At Thomas Merton’s Grave by Spencer Reece
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At Thomas Merton’s Grave We can never be with loss too long. Behind the warped door that sticks, the wood thru...
Thursday, April 3, 2014
The Albatross by Charles Baudelaire (Original and translations)
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L'Albatros Souvent, pour s'amuser, les hommes d'équipage Prennent des albatros, vastes oiseaux des mers, Qui suiv...
Monday, March 31, 2014
Mimesis by Fady Joudah
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Mimesis My daughter wouldn’t hurt a spider That had nested Between her bicycle handle...
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Dedication by Franz Wright
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Dedication It’s true I never write, but I would gladly die with you. Gladly lower myself down alone with you into...
Friday, March 28, 2014
A Dream of Death by W. B. Yeats
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A Dream of Death I dreamed that one had died in a strange place Near no accustomed hand, And they had nailed the boards abo...
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Allegro by Tomas Tranströmer
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Allegro I play Haydn after a black day and feel a simple warmth in my hands. The keys are willing. Soft hammers strike. ...
Friday, March 21, 2014
A Scholar by Don Paterson
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A Scholar Pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli The light is dying, and the clock has died; the page s...
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