POESIA DE PROTESTA is an exhibition featuring 10 Spanish poems written by Hispanic women. The texts all express a form of protest – political, economic, sexual, or social. Each poem has been interpreted by a visual artist, with curation by Cuban historian and art professor Gladys Garrote.
POESÍA DE PROTESTA es una exposición que presenta 10 poemas en español escritos por mujeres hispanas. Todos los textos expresan una forma de protesta, ya sea política, económica, sexual o social. Cada poema ha sido interpretado por un artista visual, con la curaduría de la historiadora del arte cubana Gladys Garrote.
Written by Andrea Halaby
Visually interpreted by ARTJEDI1
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English translation:
Ardea Alba Egreta
-to my father
Three nine-millimeter bullets
pierce his body.
Dig black holes in the vital organs.
They burn his clothes.
The Blood on the asphalt
is a dry lagoon.
A white heron perches