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Antonio Gamoneda

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I SAW

I SAW

bodies that bordered

the cold ditches.

Shrouded

in light.

© Translation: 2010, Robin Myers
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2010

IK ZAG

IK ZAG

lichamen aan de rand van

de koude geulen.

Afgelegd

in het licht.

© Vertaling: 2010, Bart Vonck

VI

cuerpos al borde de

las acequias frías.

Amortajados

en la luz.

© 2009, Antonio Gamoneda
From: Brandend Verlies
Publisher: Uitgeverij P, Leuven

Antonio Gamoneda

Antonio Gamoneda

Antonio Gamoneda was born in Oviedo in Spain in 1931. He has lived in León since 1934 and has published more than twenty poetry collections (of which one or two are rewritings of earlier versions); most are collected in the book Esta Luz (2004).

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I SAW

I SAW

bodies that bordered

the cold ditches.

Shrouded

in light.

© 2010, Robin Myers
From: Brandend Verlies
Publisher: 2010, First published on PIW, Leuven

I SAW

I SAW

bodies that bordered

the cold ditches.

Shrouded

in light.

© 2010, Robin Myers
Publisher: 2010, First published on PIW,

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