Women are Women
A friend sent me a link and in it I read an excerpt that included this by Sandra Cisneros. It made me smile because in my “Imaginate” post I said I was gonna have to turn down an offer of hot nasty sex because I didn’t want the guys cologne on my good sheets. “You [...]
2 by Jaime Sabines
Toma mi cabeza? Cortame el cuello? Well gee whiz, he’s direct now isn’t he.
Me Dueles
Mansamente, insoportablemente, me dueles.
Toma mi cabeza. Córtame el cuello.
Nada queda de mí después de este amor.
Entre los escombros de mi alma, búscame,
escúchame.
En algún sitio, mi voz sobreviviente, llama,
pide tu asombro, tu iluminado silencio.
Atravesando muros, atmósferas, edades,
tu rostro (tu rostro que parece [...]
Why Reggaeton isnt Popular in English
And why English salsa SUCKS.
I say English salsa sucks, but I digress. Wayne Marshall asked about English reggaeton.
http://wayneandwax.com/?p=2015
One thing that is interesting about a certain failure of the genre to “crossover” (and let’s remember that the term originated in reference to race-segmented markets) is how little English-language reggaeton actually got produced. In that sense, it [...]
Pablo Neruda- La Reina
Yo te he nombrado reina.
Hay más altas que tú, más altas.
Hay más puras que tú, más puras.
Hay más bellas que tú, hay más bellas.
.
Pero tú eres la reina.
.
Cuando vas por las calles
nadie te reconoce.
Nadie ve tu corona de cristal, nadie mira
La alfombra de oro rojo
que pisas donde pasas,
la alfombra que no existe.
.
Y cuando asomas
suenan todos [...]
The Warrioress Creed
A friend posted this today on his blog, I thought I would share it.
Thanks Eddie, another good one!
Uncommon Sense
The Warrioress Creed
Mirtha Vega
A warrioress…
is honorable;
has strength, determination, and perseverance;
is magical and optimistic;
is wise and powerful;
revels in silence;
can appreciate both inner and outer beauty;
is dedicated to the sacredness in her life;
loves to live fully;
is unwavering in her [...]
