The Ofi Press Magazine

International Poetry and Literature from Mexico City

Arturo Desimone: 1 Poem Published

Poem by Arturo Desimone (Argentina)

Translation by Jack Little (México/UK)

Published in The Ofi Press issue 47

 

 

 

 

MULE-METAL


I search so as not to be found, I seek in order to not find

hiding myself from pleasure,

from victory

dressage

ambiguity over-estimated by intellect, snake,

lousy Concessional intellect, not-virile,

a disencounter machine,

Mule of metal. 

 

 

 

ASNO-METAL

 

 

Busco para no ser encontrado, busco para no encontrar

escondiéndome del placer,

de la victoria

doma

ambigüedad sobre-estimada por intelecto, serpiente,

pésimo intelecto Otorgal, no-viril,

maquina del desencuentro,

Asno de metal.

 

About the Poet

Arturo Desimone is currently based between Buenos Aires and the Netherlands. His poems and short fiction pieces have previously appeared in The Missing Slate, The New Orleans Review, Hamilton Stone Review, Counterpunch, Hinchas de Poesía and Acentos Review. A book of poems he wrote during and after travelling in (post) revolution-era Tunisia is forthcoming to be published in Argentina with the poetry publisher Audisea. Desimone's drawings and visual art have exhibited in showing-rooms in Dutch cities.

Image: "Serpent!" by secretlondon123.