2 article(s) translated from Galician An Apocryphal History of the Discovery of Migration, or The Sacrifice of the Pfeilstörchen (Magazine) By Alba Cid | September 14, 2019 "An Apocryphal History of the Discovery of Migration, or The Sacrifice of the Pfeilstörchenn" is one of four winning poems selected by the editors and guest judge Mónica de la Torre for the Words Without Borders—Academy of Americans Poets Poems in Translation Contest. Listen to Jacob Rogers read his translation of Galician poet Alba Cid's "An Apocryphal History of the Discovery of Migration, or The Sacrifice of the Pfeilstörchen." Listen to Alba Cid read... from “Carnia Haikai” (Magazine) By Elvira Riveiro Tobío | June 1, 2014 The hour of the dawn When the bedsheets conspire To wage anarchy. * A glutton for you: When my mealtime is over I lick my finger . . . * Ill-mannered, ill-bred: I am ever inclined to Eat with my fingers. Spit mixed with spittle, Late-flowering figs, shellfish, wine . . . Drink, and drink again. Ill-mannered, ill-bred: When I yearn to address you I talk with my mouth full . . . * Inside your vessels There simmer viscid juices, Drought-stricken desert. The forefinger seeks The...
