Ultimately, there are two kinds of poets: those who have a long vitae and those who have an amazing life. Just glancing at Margaret Randall’s list of works is enough to show us we are before a distinguished and prolific writer. Beginning with Giant of Tears in 1959, she has published over forty (...)
When Justice Felt at Home
Something has changed. Only old friends, those who shared split peas and white rice on sweltering Havana nights still call me compañera: sweet designation meaning comrade or friend lover or familiar in those luminous days when justice felt at home in our desire.
Now, (...)
El rizoma como un campo de huesos rotos
De lúpulos a orquídeas, del jengibre a la flor santificada que llamamos alcatraz, un tallo horizontal o cuerpo de raíz se mueve bajo el suelo buscando su camino, escogiendo dónde despertará y se alzará en otro espejo multiplicador que alzamos a la historia. (...)
Margaret Randall
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