{"id":757,"date":"2013-06-07T18:38:04","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T18:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/?p=757"},"modified":"2015-03-27T00:52:08","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T00:52:08","slug":"el-angel-prometido-the-promised-angel-extract-poem-javier-diaz-gil-translated-robin-ouzman-hislop-amparo-arrospide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/el-angel-prometido-the-promised-angel-extract-poem-javier-diaz-gil-translated-robin-ouzman-hislop-amparo-arrospide\/","title":{"rendered":"EL ANGEL PROMETIDO. THE PROMISED ANGEL (Extract)Poem.Javier Diaz Gil.Translated Robin Ouzman Hislop & Amparo Arrospide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(i)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crey\u00f3 que era un \u00e1ngel.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuvo suerte.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Result\u00e9<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ser un fantasma.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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He believed I was an angel.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He was lucky.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I happened<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

to be a ghost.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

(ii)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Terminar\u00e1s aprendiendo<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0–yo te ense\u00f1ar\u00e9–:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lo m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

de todo<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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es desaparecer.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

****<\/b>
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You will end up learning<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0— I will teach you–:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Most difficult<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

of all<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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is to vanish.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(iii)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A plena luz<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

los fantasmas<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

son m\u00e1s visibles.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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S\u00f3lo los \u00e1ngeles<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

buscan la noche.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In broad daylight<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ghosts<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

are most visible.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Only angels<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

seek the night.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(iv)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a1Aprov\u00e9chate!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Los fantasmas<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

s\u00ed<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

tenemos<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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sexo.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Be cool!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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As yes,<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

we ghosts<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

have<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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sex.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(v)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Te asustar\u00e1s<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

si ves un fantasma.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Pero preoc\u00fapate<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

si es<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

un \u00e1ngel<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

lo que ves.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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You’ll be scared<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

should you see a ghost.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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But you should worry<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

if it\u00b4s <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

an angel<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

you see.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

(vi)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

En caso de duda<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

levanta la s\u00e1bana<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

del fantasma.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A veces debajo<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

se esconde<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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un \u00e1ngel.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

In case of doubt<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

lift the sheet<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

from the ghost.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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At times beneath<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

hides<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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an angel.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

(vii)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Los \u00e1ngeles<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

siempre<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

regresan<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

al<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

lugar<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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del<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

crimen.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

Angels<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

always<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

return<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

to <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

the scene<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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of<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

the crime.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

****<\/p>\n

\"Febrero<\/a><\/p>\n

Javier D\u00edaz Gil, Madrid, 1964. A Bachelor in Geography & History, with a diploma in General Education Teaching. Until 2006, co-founder and director of the literary magazine Rascam\u00e1n.<\/i> For over ten years he has supervised Creative Literature Workshops. Director and moderator of the cycles Escritores en la Biblioteca (“<\/i>Mar\u00eda Moliner” Library). He has published the poetry books Humo<\/i>, granted the Humberto Tenedor award, Abar\u00e1n, 2000; Hallazgo de la visi\u00f3n<\/i>, granted the Nicol\u00e1s del Hierro award, Piedrabuena, 2000. In 2006 at Santiago de Chile he took part in the Latin American poetry meeting “Poquita Fe” and in 2007 at S\u00e3o Paulo (Brazil) in the “Festival de Tordesilhas”. His poems have been published in literary anthologies and magazines such as Poeta de \u00a9abra (Madrid), Luces y sombras <\/i>(Tafalla), s\u00e8rieAlfa<\/i> (Valencia), Cuadernos del Matem\u00e1tico<\/i> (Madrid) o Celuzlose<\/i> (S\u00e3o Paulo). He was selected at the “Diputaci\u00f3n de Badajoz” 2008 Experimental Poetry Award, nominated for the 2010 Addison de Witt Poetry Award and awarded the 2013 “Manzanares el Real” Poetry Award. His poems have been translated into English, Portuguese and Catalan. A member of the Society of Spanish Writers & Artists, since 2006 he chairs the weekly literary gathering Rascam\u00e1n<\/i> held at the Caf\u00e9 Ruiz in Madrid. His blog can be found at\u00a0 <\/b><\/span><\/span>http:\/\/javierdiazgil.blogspot.com<\/p>\n

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Robin Ouzman Hislop (UK) Co-editor of the 12 year running on line monthly poetry journal Poetry Life and Times. (See its Wikipedia entry at http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poetry_Life_and_Times<\/a>). He has made many appearances over the last years in the quarterly journals Canadian Zen Haiku, including In the Spotlight Winter 2010 & Sonnetto Poesia. Previously published in international magazines, recent publications include Voices without Borders Volume 1 (USA), Cold Mountain Review, Appalachian University N Carolina, Post Hoc installed at Bank Street Arts Centre, Sheffield (UK), Uroborus Journal, 2011-2012 (Sheffield, UK), The Poetic Bond II & 111, available at http:\/\/www.thepoeticbond.com and Phoenix Rising from the Ashes a recently published Anthology of Sonnets: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1lIL0jF<\/a>. He has recently completed a volume of poetry, The World at Large, for future publication. He is currently resident in Spain engaged in poetry translation projects.robin@artvilla.com<\/a> and you can also visit Face Book site at www.facebook.com\/PoetryLifeTimes <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

 
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Amparo Arrospide (Argentina) is a Spanish poet and translator. She has published four poetry collections, Mosaicos bajo la hiedra, Alucinaci\u00f3n en dos actos y algunos poemas, Pa\u00f1uelos de usar y tirar and Presencia en el Misterio as well as poems, short stories and articles on literary and film criticism in anthologies and both national and foreign magazines. She has received numerous awards. Together with Robin Ouzman Hislop, she worked as co-editor of Poetry Life and Times, an E-zine.<\/b><\/p>\n

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