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Luis Nieto Miranda

Luis Nieto Miranda: Romance de la Barbaracha

May 11, 2011 by PBQ

(A Rafael, a Juan, a Víctor, al Sr. Conde, al Cholo, al Caballero, al Glorioso, al Pisquito, al Borracho y a K’allata, mis amigos.) Chola que te quiero chola más fresca que una manzana, con tu pollera redonda y tu blusa de percala. Te brilla limpia la risa como el cristal de la escarcha. Tus […]

Filed Under: Contributors 77, Issue 77, Poetry, Poetry 77 Tagged With: Contributors 77, Luis Nieto Miranda, Poetry, Poetry 77

Luis Nieto Miranda (Translated by Lynn Levin): Romance de la      Barbaracha

May 11, 2011 by PBQ

Barbaracha’s Romance Chola, how I love you, chola, fresher than a just-picked apple, with your big gathered skirt and your blouse of finely woven cloth. Your laughter sparkles like crystals of frost. Your impish eyes twinkle like stars in the dawn sky. The sun plays upon your lips; the moon grows jealous of your broad […]

Filed Under: Contributors 77, Issue 77, Poetry, Poetry 77 Tagged With: Contributors 77, Luis Nieto Miranda, Lynn Levin, Poetry, Poetry 77

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