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Ràithean a’ carachadh - by Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir
Martin MacIntyre

{ Poem }

Air latha ‘Solas a’ Gheamhraidh’ –
/ air a chumadh,
/ is cuirt’ am frèam fiodha aotram,
/ le caraid,
/ nochd an t-earrach.
/
/ mar:
/ espresso mhilis a’ leaghadh…

chan eil mi nad aghaidh - by Aonghas MacNeacail

{ Poem }

1
/ chan eil mi nad aghaidh a thaistealair ghil
/ tha thu ruith tro mo chuislean mar…

Scheherazade - by Tom Hubbard

{ Poem }

Frae the Ukrainian o Mykhailo Drai-Khmara
/
/ I pree its peace, this outland garth,
/ As the mirk faas on glamourie:
/ As I hark til…

Màthair - by Meg Bateman

{ Poem }

O gun lasainn de dh’aighear annad
na leigeadh leam d’fhaicinn gu slàn,
no chan fhaide thu bhuam nuair a shiùbhlas tu
nab ha thu rim thaobh a-nochd.

im delikatessenladen - by Ernst Jandl

{ Poem }

bitte geben sie mir eine maiwiesenkonserve etwas höher gelegen aber nicht zu
/ abschüssig so, daß man darauf noch sitzen kann.
/
/ nun,…

Bung Kriel (The Lake Where the Cranes Mate) - by U Sam Ouer

{ Poem }

for Ginny Duncan
/
/ The paddy fields stretch beyond the horizon.
/ Where water glitters, palm trees dance.
/ Where egrets and herons flap after fish,
/ water…

I Sve Je Najednom Tu - by Aleksandar Bečanović

{ Poem }

Donijeti odluku znači zatvoriti knjigu koja
/ je ponešena na put. U sjedištima aviona i
/ vozova, čovjek se mora, ohrabren tišinom,
/ okrenuti sebi:…

Tagalakoy - by Adamou Idé

{ Poem }

Elle vient de si loin
/ Tagalakoy
/ Elle marche pieds nus
/ Tagalakoy
/ Elle défie la chaleur
/ Tagalakoy
/ Elle vient de si loin
/ Elle défie la faim
/ Tagalakoy
/
/ Tagalakoy ! Tagalakoy…

Viajantes - by Conceicao Lima

{ Poem }

Traziam poentes e estradas
/ A sede do horizonte os chamava.
/
/ – A quem pertences tu?
/ Quem são os da tua casa?
/
/ Assim…

“Soy hombre…” - by Jorge Debravo

{ Poem }

Soy hombre, he nacido, tengo piel y esperanza.
/ Yo exijo, por lo tanto, que me dejen usarlas.
/ No soy dios: soy un…

La lluna i la primavera - by Teresa Colom

{ Poem }

no escrivim sobre la mort només sobre la vida
/
/ els morts no escriuen
/
/ com tampoc el pollastre que ara és a la…

I Mind On Ye But Little Ava - by Alastair Mackie

{ Poem }

I mind on ye but little ava
/ and I’m no that tane wi your fate,
/ but slicht tho the tryst was atween…

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