Cavafy Poem 73: Kaisarion
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'Kaisarion' is poem no. 73 in the Cavafy canon.Pronunciation, like spelling, is the very devil. People speaking the same language sometimes fail to understand one another. When ancient Greek and Latin meet English, chaos ensues. The Romans said not 'Hail Zizar!' as in the English version, but...
Cavafy Poem 72: Rare Pleasures
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72. RARE PLEASURESThick scent of hothouse bloomsin a closed conservatory -those hours of my embracing the extraordinary:lilies of the valley for whose sakeI put aside the everydayand gathered the exquisite in my arms.
Cavafy Poem 71 The Shop Window
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Here again I have used Cavafy's brief poem as a scaffold on which to erect my own much longer text.71. THE SHOP WINDOWTwilight dim light, light of magic,inbetween time halfseen timevoices faces buildings mergemindwind blows and wraps uscarries us in eddies in mingling streamsalong the streetscape...
Cavafy Poem 70: 1903
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This is yet another poem where I have tended to overwrite Cavafy's original score. Translation is a creative process, especially when it makes no attempt to be exact!70. 1903Camouflaged in an aggressive maskhis asking eyes belied what he professed,tenderness half hidden under rage,impulsiveness...
The Prince & the Princess by Charles Bryant
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THE PRINCE AND THE PRINCESSAN EARLY POEMI was twenty-one when I wrote this poem. I am now just on sixty-eight, so it can be imagined the gulf of experience that lies between the two aspects (in time) of the same mind. I am publishing it now as an experiment. An author (or composer) is not often...
Cavafy Poem 69: Gazing
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69. GAZINGAll the beauty I ever saw before- yes, all of it; none of it abandoned -has turned into an archetypal imagelost in the creeping foliage of my brainamong thick lianas and the wide mouthsof carniverous plants.Sometimes when the moon is fullthe creature stands in the moon-drenched gladesof...
Cavafy Poems 67 & 68
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67. IN ATHYR (NOVEMBER)The inscription on the stone was old and worn,some of it obliterated:'O Lord Jesus Christ...Beloved soul...In Athyr our dear Lefkios fell asleep...He died aged twenty-seven...'How sad to see a young man die so early!In the damaged part there's a clear indicationthat...
Cavafy Poem 66: For Ammones
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FOR AMMONES, DIED IN 610, AGED 29Raphael, you've been asked to pen some linesfor inscription on the tombstoneof the dead poet Ammones -well, obviously he's dead, hence the tombstone!The sort of thing you're good at:elegance with taste,for a much-missed friend.I know you'll mention his verses;but...
ITHAKA "Been Four Years" (1995)
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http://www.myspace.com/ithakamusic (ithaka myspace)BEEN FOUR YEARSfrom Ithaka's debut albumFlowers And The Color Of Paint (1995),recorded in Lisbon, Portugal.Vocals & Lyrics: Ithaka Darin PappasProduced by Pedro Passos & Joe Fossard.Licensing inquiries for"Been Four Years" by Ithakashould be...
ITHAKA "The Plot" (featuring Mimi)
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http://www.myspace.com/ithakamusic"THE PLOT" originally appeared onIthaka's second album called STELLAFLY (1997)recorded in Lisbon, Portugal.It also appears in thecritically acclaimed surfing filmSecond Thoughts directed by Timmy Turner,winner of Surfer Magazine'sVideo Of The Year award...
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