The face of God/ Louis Villalba
Image of Jesus of Nazareth at Santa Maria Chapel, Cadiz, Spain No, I thought, God would not look like him—or would He? If anything, I thought that I might find His face under the disguise of my late aunt Mercedes. She had always been busy, cleaning houses, mopping floors in government buildings, cooking, washing. Her […]
Let us create the new man/ Rafael Alberti
Poem by Rafael Alberti; translated by Louis Villalba Rafael Alberti was born next to my hometown—Cadiz, Spain—in Puerto Santamaria. He is considered one of the greatest poets of the XX century. His Marxist views forced him into exile during the Spanish Civil War. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1964. After the death […]
