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by Julia Ferrer

tres barreras tres barreras

y una noche oscura

salté una barrera

dos barreras dos barreras

y una noche oscura

salté una barrera

una barrera una barrera

y una noche oscura

salté una barrera

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by Julia Ferrer

three barricades three barricades

and one dark night

i jumped one barricade

two barricades two barricades

and one dark night

i jumped one barricade

one barricade one barricade

and one dark night

i jumped one barricade

translated from Spanish by Brandon Holmquest

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Julia Ferrer (1925-1995) was born in Lima, Peru. In her lifetime she published only two books and had a few poems in small magazines. She also wrote theatrical works for stage and radio, and taught theater at the university level.

Brandon Holmquest edits the poetry and criticism sections at Asymptote and writes poems and translates things, usually poems.

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