Amílkar U., Nadaísta in Translation: Camilo Roldán

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CAMILO ROLDÁN / AMÍLKAR U., NADAÍSTA IN TRANSLATION

Amílkar U.'s dejected canticles to the body, nothingness, & the politic—in & of the hands of Camilo Roldán.

Edition of 80, 13 pages, New York City, 2011, $7.00, shipping free in US.

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STANZA

the corners, nor candelabras;

the doors, nor anyone to open them.

the lintels, the thresholds,

without the sustained paces,

whether joining or parting.

a light the afternoon projects,

its color, its variation,

and encircling it, the echoes.

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Born in Milwaukee, CAMILO ROLDÁN is a poet and translator now living in Brooklyn, NY. His work has appeared in journals such as decomP magazinE, Blood Lotus, Metazen, and Lungfull!.