y separately published work icon Over the Horizon : A Bilingual Anthology of Hispanic American Poets in Australia anthology   poetry  
Alternative title: Sobre el Horizonte : Una Antologia Bilingue de Poetas HispanoAmericanos/as en Australia
Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Over the Horizon : A Bilingual Anthology of Hispanic American Poets in Australia
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This multicultural anthology is the second publication in this series which was established to facilitate the cultural interchange between Spain and Australia. The contents are a selection of poems by 24 writers from Chile, Spain, Uruguay, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador and Colombia. A general theme to the collection is observed in a diverse expression of feeling associated with displacement and uprooting, the learning process and adaptation to a new environment.

Notes

  • Dedication: With gratitude and love for my parents, who like so many other migrants took on the experience of crossing the horizon in search of a better future for their sons and daughters...

Contents

* Contents derived from the Madrid,
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Spain,
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Western Europe, Europe,:Aconcagua Publishing ,Vindicacion Feminista Publicaciones , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Bitter Versesi"I often prefer,=A menudo prefiero,", Luz Acuña , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 28-31)
I Would Like to Be a Dreami"If I don't have a God,=Si yo no tengo un Dios,", Luz Acuña , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 32-35)
El emigrante y el mar "I see him in the distance, I sense a soliloquy;=Le veo a la distancia," The Migrant and the Seai"I see him in the distance, sense a soliloquy:", Luz Acuña , John Brotherton (translator) Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator) single work poetry (p. 36-39)
Oh Chile, How Much You Hurt Mei"I close my eyes to see your geography=Cierro mis ojos para ver tu geografía,", Luz Acuña , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 40-43)
A Little Bit of My Landi"They created you with clay,=A ti te hicieron de barro,", Electo Alvarez , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 46-49)
Looking Backi"I took short steps=Caminé a pasitos lentos", Electo Alvarez , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 50-51)
Pilgrim of the Migrant Worldi"Wanderer weighted down by past grief,=Caminante cargado de amarguras pasadas,", Bernardo Angel Burgos , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 54-59)
Reflectioni"Submerged in two distant worlds=Sumergido en dos mundos distantes", Bernardo Angel Burgos , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 60-63)
Adopted Landi"Latin migrant that came to Australia,=Emigrante latino que llegaste a Australia,", Dennis Castillo , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry
The narrator writes of turning from a haunting nostalgia for a land left behind to an acceptance of Australia as a new place of belonging.
 (p. 66-69)
Australiai"More than a giant island=Más que un isla gigante", Dennis Castillo , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry
After listing Australia's attributes, the poet asks, 'Why can't I Australia / love you like I want to love you?'
 (p. 70-73)
Dutyi"Don't sing to the wind=No le cantes al viento", Ramon Cuelho , Lauren Williams (translator), single work poetry (p. 76-79)
Itei"In your luminous wake=Tras tu estela luminosa", Ramon Cuelho , Lauren Williams (translator), single work poetry (p. 80-83)
Until When (September 11, 1996)i"Until when will those vile=¿Hasta cuándo sequirán esos infames", Silvia Cuevas-Morales , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 86-87)
And the Verse Became a Song...i"A guitar=Una guitarra", Silvia Cuevas-Morales , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 88-89)
To Return, Returni"To return to walk along those streets=Volver a caminar pos esas calles", Silvia Cuevas-Morales , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry
The poet asks why she cannot 'cut that cord / and accept this adopted mother', the country where she now lives.
 (p. 90-93)
Tiny Winged Grasshopperi"The 'kid' caught the insect between his fingers=El 'nene' cogió el insecto entre su deditos", Silvia Cuevas-Morales , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 94-97)
The Waiti"How to look into the eyes of this misty path?=¿Como mirar a los ojos de este camino de niebla?", Silvia Cuevas-Morales , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 98-99)
To Migratei"To stretch one's wings like a condor=Expandir las alas como un cóndor", Violeta Curiante de Veliz , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 102-103)
The Missingi"The relatives move on...=Buscando entre las piedras", Violeta Curiante de Veliz , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 104-105)
Reminiscencesi"Dunes erected=Dunas erigidas", Olga Dalin , Silvia Cuevas-Morales (translator), single work poetry (p. 108-111)
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Language: Spanish , English
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Edited and translated from the Spanish by Silvia Cuevas-Morales. The Spanish and English texts are on facing pages.
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Includes brief biographic notes for the contributors at the beginning of each selection.
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