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Adília Lopes

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Penelope

1
Penelope
is a spider
that spins
a web
the web is Penelope’s
Odyssey

2
Penelope is
always
sitting down

3
Ulysses is abstract
Penelope is concrete
the web is abstract
and concrete

4
Penelope gets married
to Homer
Ulysses
never lands

© Translation: 2005, Richard Zenith

Penelope

1
Penélope
é uma aranha
que faz
uma teia
a teia é a Odisseia
de Penélope

2
Penélope está
sempre
sentada

3
Ulisses é abstracto
Penélope é concreta
a teia é abstracta
e concreta

4
Penélope casa-se
com Homero
Ulisses fica a ver
navios

© 1999, Adília Lopes
From: Obra
Publisher: Mariposa Azual, Lisbon

Adília Lopes

Adília Lopes

(Portugal, 1960)

Adília Lopes self-published her first book, in 1985, under the title A Rather Dangerous Game, a fitting epithet for her entire poetic career. The very fact of self-publishing entailed a risk, since it didn’t make for easy distribution, and the more than 15 books she has published since then have nearly all been issued by ‘alternative’ or ‘underground’ presses – very much on the margin of Portug...

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Penelope

1
Penelope
is a spider
that spins
a web
the web is Penelope’s
Odyssey

2
Penelope is
always
sitting down

3
Ulysses is abstract
Penelope is concrete
the web is abstract
and concrete

4
Penelope gets married
to Homer
Ulysses
never lands

© 2005, Richard Zenith
From: Obra

Penelope

1
Penelope
is a spider
that spins
a web
the web is Penelope’s
Odyssey

2
Penelope is
always
sitting down

3
Ulysses is abstract
Penelope is concrete
the web is abstract
and concrete

4
Penelope gets married
to Homer
Ulysses
never lands

© 2005, Richard Zenith

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