Doris Klein

Escapa a la vejez, que no te alcance en la vida una tumba. Con afán y buenas ganas, y una sonrisa muy sincera, hagamos nuestra vida productiva y solucionemos los dilemas. Encontraremos la verdad que la madurez exuda, con la habilidad que resulta de afrontar todo problema. Caminemos en busca de nuevos horizontes, por la ruta que nos traza la sabiduría y la experiencia, obteniendo nuevos gozos para nuestra corta existencia. Si nos sumimos en recuerdos y si vivimos del pasado, el final de nuestros días ha llegado, y seremos viejos y cansados y amargados, a pesar de que en optimismo todavía...

This expanded edition of Ruben Medina's 2010 chapbook Nomadic Nation / Nacion Nomada includes a new introduction by the author about his poetics as well as new translations of work originally written in Spanish. Composed in English, Spanish and Spanglish, these important poems reflect on the lives of immigrants/emigrants, our restless spirits, and the human journey: "We are at the periphery of the center / and at the center of the periphery / at the same time." Writes Medina in "Una poetica norteada" "There is no purity in language. There never has been. ... Interference can at times simply...

The messages of support and inspiration in this book are comforting reminders that with self-confidence and personal strength, hope is always near, and brighter days are soon to come.

Presents thirty-six of the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet's best verses from throughout his career, including "Alturas de Macchu Picchu" and odes to the onion, socks, and the birth of a deer.