“Cenizas / Ashes / Cenuşa” by Xánath Caraza

“Cenizas / Ashes / Cenuşa” by Xánath Caraza

 

Xanath Caraza

Hoy les comparto el poema “Cenizas / Ashes / Cenuşa” de mis poemarios Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble y Fără preambul. Así mismo agrego algunas imágenes de la lectura de poesía para NaPoMo 2026 en línea. Gracias a todos los que nos acompañaron. ¡Qué la poesía nos salve!

 

Xanath Caraza

Cenizas

 

Entierro las manos en el barro.

Guarda mi esencia.

El agua me rodea.

 

Isla de palabras sembrada de luz

donde las sílabas brotan.

Dadora de versos.

 

Ritmos luminosos en la montaña

sombras lunares dan vida

a mi silueta en esta isla.

 

Aquí enterré mi corazón.

Ulula, viento, espárceme.

Cenizas lunares renacen.

 

Xanath Caraza

Ashes

 

I bury my hands in mud.

It preserves my essence.

Water surrounds me.

 

Island of words sown with light

where syllables sprout.

Giver of verses.

 

Luminous rhythms on the mountain

lunar shadows give life

to my silhouette on this island.

 

Here I buried my heart.

Howl, wind, scatter me.

Lunar ashes are reborn.

 

Xanath Caraza

 

"Cenuşa" by Xanath Caraza

Golda Solomon

“Cenizas / Ashes” are part of the collection Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble (2017). “Cenizas” was originally written in Spanish by Xánath Caraza and translated into the English by Sandra Kingery. In 2018 for the International Latino Book Awards Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble received First Place for “Best Book of Bilingual Poetry”. 

 

Xanath Caraza

In 2019 Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble / Fără preambul was translated into the Romanian by Tudor Serbănescu and Silvia Tugui. “Cenuşa / Cenizas / Ashes” are part of Fără preambul.

 

Xanath Caraza

“Veredas / Paths / Trotuare” by Xánath Caraza

“Veredas / Paths / Trotuare” by Xánath Caraza

 

Xanath Caraza

Camino las veredas

de mis sueños donde

furtivamente descubro

tu esencia, poesía.

 

En el onírico arrecife duermo

con anémonas y rojos corales.

Despierto y un hilo de tu aroma

golpea los sentidos.

 

Corrientes de palabras inundan.

Fragor de fuerza incontenible.

Las secas cascadas se llenan

con lágrimas y sílabas.

 

Voladores peces en el viento.

Me arrastra el acuático

sentimiento hasta ti, poesía.

Sombras lingüísticas en sueños.

 

Xanath Caraza

Paths

 

I stroll down paths

of my dreams where

I furtively discover

your essence, poetry.

 

In the dreamlike reef I sleep

with anemones and red coral.

I awake and a hint of your scent

strikes my senses.

 

Currents of words inundate.

Clamor of uncontainable strength.

Dry cascades are filled

with tears and syllables.

 

Flying fish in the wind.

The aquatic emotion drags

me toward you, poetry.

Linguistic shadows while I slumber.

 

Xanath Caraza

Trotuare

 

Mă plimb pe căile

viselor mele unde

descopăr în mod firesc

esența ta, poezie.

 

În reciful oniric dorm

cu anemone și coralii roșii.

Mă trezesc și un fir de mirosul tău

lovește simțurile.

 

Fluxuri de cuvinte inundând.

Ciocniri de forțe necuprinse.

Cascadele uscate se umplu

cu lacrimi și silabe.

 

Pești zburători în vânt.

Sentimentul acvatic mă atrage

până la tine, poezie.

Lingvistice umbre în vise.

 

“Veredas / Paths” are part of the collection Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble (2017). “Veredas” was originally written in Spanish by Xánath Caraza and translated into the English by Sandra Kingery. In 2018 for the International Latino Book Awards Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble received First Place for “Best Book of Bilingual Poetry”. 

 

Xanath Caraza

In 2019 Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble / Fără preambul was translated into the Romanian by Tudor Serbănescu and Silvia Tugui. “Trotuare / Veredas / Paths” are part of Fără preambul.

 

Xanath Caraza

Ojalá y me puedan acompañar para celebrar NaPoMo. Aquí se pueden registrar por adelantado. Esperamos su asistencia. 

Xanath Caraza

“Desde la ventana” por Xánath Caraza

“Desde la ventana” por Xánath Caraza

 

Silba, muerte desde mi ventana

quien escucha canta al unísono

ya no hay color en las desnudas ramas

las hojas crujen bajo los pies.

 

Vuela, vibración de antaño

encuentra la mano que escribe.

Soñamos que vivimos y sentimos

aromas en la más secreta memoria.

 

Tenaces ojos de obsidiana

se clavan en los míos

vacía sensación

silencioso frío.

 

Habla, muerte desde

la ventana roja y traspasa

el cristal con la enigmática voz.

Baila y gira muerte violeta.

 

Muévete como papel picado

vibra al unísono conmigo

haz de mi corazón el tuyo.

Escríbeme una canción.

 

Xanath Caraza

From My Window

 

Whistle, death from my window

those who listen sing in unison

color gone from naked branches

leaves rustle underfoot.

 

Arise, vibration of old

encounter the hand that writes.

We dream of living and we sense

aromas in our most secret memory.

 

Steadfast obsidian eyes

fixed upon mine

empty sensation

silent cold.

 

Speak, death from

the red window and pierce

the glass with your enigmatic voice.

Dance and spin violet death.

 

Move like papel picado

vibrate in unison with me

make my heart yours.

Write me a song.

 

Xanath Caraza

“Desde la ventana / From My Window” are part of the collection Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble (2017). “Sin preámbulos” was originally written in Spanish by Xánath Caraza and translated into the English by Sandra Kingery. In 2018 for the International Latino Book Awards Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble received First Place for “Best Book of Bilingual Poetry”. 

Xanath Caraza

In 2019 Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble / Fără preambul was translated into the Romanian by Tudor Serbănescu and Silvia Tugui.

 

 

 

“Sin preámbulos” por Xánath Caraza

“Sin preámbulos” por Xánath Caraza

 

Violeta es la mañana

sin preámbulos

 

se filtra la luz

en las grietas

 

se escurre el delirio

en los pétalos

 

saetas de color rompen

la superficie que tocan

 

tiñe aurora los recuerdos

polícroma melodía

 

violeta fue la luz

se desvanece

 

con la brisa

ráfaga de fuego

 

tiempo violeta

delinea la partida

 

tic-tac, tic-tac

tic-tac, tic-tac

 

 

Xanath Caraza

Without Preamble

 

Violet is the morning

without preamble

 

light filtering

through crevasses

 

delirium sliding

down petals

 

colored arrows broaching

the surfaces they touch

 

polychrome melody

tinting memories dawn

 

violet was the light

it dissipates

 

with the breeze

bursts of flame

 

violet time

delineates the departure

 

tick-tock, tick-tock

tick-tock, tick-tock

 

 

“Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble” is part of the collection Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble (2017). “Sin preámbulos” was originally written in Spanish by Xánath Caraza and translated into the English by Sandra Kingery. In 2018 for the International Latino Book Awards Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble received First Place for “Best Book of Bilingual Poetry”. 

 

In 2019 Sin preámbulos / Without Preamble / Fără preambul was translated into the Romanian by Tudor Serbănescu and Silvia Tugui.