AFTER THE RAPTURE.Spent, sweaty and out-of-breathWe lay back andLight a single cigaretteTo be shared in symbolicCelebration after an intergalacticBattle between brazen faith andFoolish adventure.My tattered wings clumsilyTucked in between my backAnd the thin Styrofoam mattress;Your head buried in my chestAnd your matted hair still wet fromOur midnight dip in the Styx.Who would have guessed thatThe ...
AFTER THE RAPTURE.Spent, sweaty and out-of-breath
We lay back and
Light a single cigarette
To be shared in symbolic
Celebration after an intergalactic
Battle between brazen faith and
Foolish adventure.
My tattered wings clumsily
Tucked in between my back
And the thin Styrofoam mattress;
Your head buried in my chest
And your matted hair still wet from
Our midnight dip in the Styx.
Who would have guessed that
The heaven of our making
Would be like this? .. so
Characterized by the mundane,
With intermittent interruptions
Of surrealistic struggles for
Survival: win or lose .. all
Or nothing .. one day at a time.
As the moon eclipses the last
Sight I see before I drift off
Is the withered bonsai in the
Opening of our pre-war dwelling.
A reminder of a time when
We still dared to sleep soundly;
Carefully wrapped in unencumbered
Dreams in the styl℮ of our ancestors
ANTES DE LA MUERTE DE MI AMOR.
Pienso en tí ..
Y muero
Lentamente
En mis sueños.
Pienso en tí ..
Y ahora
Lo único que queda
Son la música,
Unas palabras perdidas
Y .. quizás
Una que otra lágrima
Errante ..
Pienso en tí ..
La lluvia oculta
La arrogante apatía,
El retórico insoportable.
La apología
Sin rostro
De los que piden perdón.
Despierto y descubro
Lágrimas
Que baten
Ventanas con grietas
Y sueños quebrados ..
De súbito ..
No puedo llorar más;
La lluvia ha parado.
Bajo el cielo desnudo
La vieja pintura se descolora.
Y yo pienso aún en tí ..
Hasta olvidar
El silencio que ya existía
Antes de la muerte de mi amor.
EDDERKOPPKVINNE.
Du, edderkoppkvinne.
Som bestandig er iblant
De best kledde i byen,
Men som aldri bruker
Penger når du er ute.
Du, edderkoppkvinne.
Så sjenert at gutter
Leter etter deg inntil
Du fanger dem.
Du, edderkoppkvinne.
Så ensom. Så lei.
Så redd for deg selv.
Du edderkoppkvinne.
Er det rart, eller ..?
biografia:
Adam Donaldson Powell [born in 1954 in Buffalo, USA] is a professional visual artist [since 1995] and writer [since 1987]. He has published four poetry collections, in USA, Norway and India, as well as several short works in literary publications in the USA, Spain and in Australia. He has previously authored theatrical works performed onstage in Norway. Adam often combines his interests in community and international issues with art, and he has been quite active in art and cultural debates, as a writer and an activist, with focus on world art.
Adam Donaldson Powell [1954. Buffalo, EEUU] Artista Plastico profesional [desde 1995] y Escritor [desde 1987]. Ha publicado cuatro colecciones de poesía, en EEUU, Noruega e India, como asi mismo diversas publicaciones en revistas literarias de EEUU, España y Australia. Previamente ha sido autor de trabajos teatrales presentados en diversos escenarios de Noruega. Adam combina frecuentemente sus intereses comunitarios y temas internacionales con el arte, donde se ha destacado con su activa participación en debates artísticos y culturales, como escritor y activista, centralizando la atención en el Arte del Mundo.
Adam Donaldson Powell [født 1954 i Buffalo, USA] er profesjonell billedkunstner [siden 1995] og forfatter [siden 1987]. Han har gitt ut fire diktsamlinger, henholdsvis i USA, Norge og India, så vel som flere korte arbeider i skjønnlitteræreblader i USA, Spania og Australia. Han har i tillegg skrevet teaterstykker oppført på scene i Norge. Adam kombinerer gjerne hans interesse for samfunns-/verdenspolitikk med kunst, og han har tidligere vært svært aktiv som kunst-/kulturdebattant, -skribent og -aktivist, med hovedfokus på verdenskunst.
Website: http://www.adamdonaldsonpowell.com Book publications:Three-legged Waltz, [80 pages], Cyberwit.net, ISBN 818253058X, 2006, India.
Collected Poems and Stories, [175 pages], Cyberwit.net, ISBN 8182530288, 2005, India.
Arcana and other archetypes, [hardback collection of poetry], AIM Chapbooks ANS, 2001, Norway.
Notes of a Madman, [hardback collection of poetry containing following titles: Notes of a Madman, Hyacinth, Truth is a Whore, The Zen of Sorcery, Spleen, The Chalice, The Abortion, Absurdities of Perception, Mirror of Darkness, Rite of Passage, Anno Humanae Salutis, Agitations of the Heart, Hieros Gamos, Void of Course, The Archetypal Kouros, IAO, The Eye of the Triangle and The Coming], Winston-Derek Publishers, Inc., 1987, ISBN 1-55523-054-7, USA [now out-of-print].
Poetry published in literary publications:
'Posterus est Iam', 'Requiem' and a review of Fernando Rodriguez poetry published in Taj Mahal Review: An International Journal Devoted to Arts, Literature, Poetry and Culture, ISBN 956-8009-07-8, June 2006, India.
'The Scent of Lemons'. In addition, a review of Susan M. Guerra's poetry in Taj Mahal Review: An International Journal Devoted to Arts, Literature, Poetry and Culture, ISSN 0972-6004, December 2005, India.
'Boundaries', 'Of Fools and Kings'. In addition, the anthology features reproductions of two of my oil paintings 'Aluminum Foil' and 'Immigrants' [on front cover] in Anthology of art and poetry: Harvests of New Millennium, Chief Editor: Dr. Santosh Kumar, ISBN: 81-8253-050-4 [pp: 176], Publisher: Cyberwit.net, India, Pub. date: 2005.
'Antes de la muerte de mi amor' in Antología: Amor Olvidado, Centro de Estudios Poéticos, 84-609-7535-5, 2005, Madrid, España.
'Fragments', 'Shelter' and 'Zodiac' in Taj Mahal Review: An International Journal Devoted to Arts, Literature, Poetry and Culture, ISSN 0972-6004, June 2005, India.
'The Prudent Cognoscente' in Explorers: A Collection of Contemporary Literature, ISBN 8182530180, 2004, India.
'Daedalus: Elegy' in Taj Mahal Review: An International Journal Devoted to Arts, Literature, Poetry and Culture, ISSN 0972-6004, 2004, India.
'The Scalding' in Weirdbook issue #28, 1993, USA.
'Nighthawk' in Weirdbook Encores #12, 1992, USA, and in Being Magazine, April 1990, ISSN 0898-4034, USA.
'Le Gibet' in Weirdbook 27, Spring 1992, ISBN 8755-7452, USA, and in Poetry Break Journal, July/August 1989, ISSN 0985-7233, USA.
'Birth of the Minotaur' in Amanita Brandy, issue #3, 1992, USA, and in Being Magazine, February 1990, ISSN 0898-4034, USA.
'Forever Young' in Amanita Brandy, issue #4, 1999, USA, and in Poetry Break Journal, December 1989, ISSN 085-7233, USA.
'Retrospective' in Dream International Quarterly, 1989 nr. 11, ISBN 0912-3075, Australia and USA.
'Psyche and Phantasy' in Being Magazine, Vol. 3 nr. 5, 1991, ISSN 0898-4034, USA.
'Nocturnal Journey' in Being Magazine, Vol. 3 nr. 5, 1991, ISSN 0898-4034, USA.
'Green' in Poetry Break Journal, Sept./Oct. 1991, ISSN 0895-7233, USA, and in A Galaxy of Verse, Fall 1990, USA.
'Le Moment' in Poetry Break Journal, Sept./Oct. 1991, ISSN 0895-7233, USA.
'Cloudburst' in Poetry Break Journal, May/June 1991, ISSN 0895-7233, USA, and in A Galaxy of Verse, Spring/Summer 1990, USA.
'Razor Roulette' in A Galaxy of Verse, Spring/Summer 1990, USA.
'Dog Days' in A Galaxy of Verse, Fall 1990, USA.
'The Death of Poetry' in A Galaxy of Verse, Fall 1988, USA.
'While We Wait' in A Galaxy of Verse, Fall 1988, USA.
'Deja Vu' in A Galaxy of Verse, Spring 1989, USA.
'Rage of Daedalus' in Weirdbook issue #29, 1995, USA, and in Being Magazine, June 1990, ISSN 0898-4034, USA.
'The Dissident Android' in Poetry Break Journal, May/June 1989, ISSN 085-7233, USA.
'Writer's Blues' in Poetry Break Journal, May/June 1989, ISSN 085-7233, USA.
'Peer Group Heroes' in Being Magazine, Vol. 4 nr. 1, 1992, ISSN 0898-4034, USA.
'Rhythm and Tears' in Being Magazine, August 1990, ISSN 0898-4034, USA, and in Poetry Break Journal, Sept./Oct. 1990, ISSN 085-7233, USA.
'Drag Queen', 'Stud' and 'Celluloid Sex Magic' in First Hand Magazine, 1988-1990, USA.
Performances and readings:
'Daedalus: an ancient epic for modern man' performed on stage in Oslo, Norway by Blått Paradis Dance Theater Company, 1987-88 at Black Box Theater, Edvard Munch Museum, etc.
Various works read at Volapuk [Oslo] in 2000, 2001 and 2006.
Poetry reading: Public Space Poetry Series [Sagene samfunnshus, Oslo] in 2005.
Featured poet: CADDAN [Círculo Académico de Autores Nacionales - Buenos Aires, Argentina], during International Poetry Week in Buenos Aires in 2005.
Recipient: Norwegian Foreign Ministry's travel stipend for authors, 2005.
http://www.adamdonaldsonpowell.com powell@online.no.
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