Poetical Quill Souls

Poetical Quill Souls

This blog contains a collection of renowned and young authors from around the world poems in the languages in which they were originally written. Each file includes author’s photo or portrait and brief biography. We offer news and announcements of interest to professional and amateur writers (writing competitions, poetry press, etc) too.

Este blog recoge una selección de poemas de reputados autores y jóvenes promesas de todo el mundo en las lenguas en las que fueron escritos originalmente. Se incluye en cada ficha una breve reseña biográfica del autor y fotos o cuadros de éste. Se complementa el grueso del material con datos de interés para escritores profesionales o aficionados a la literatura (como información sobre certámenes literarios, editoriales dedicadas a la poesía, etc).

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Heaven

        Heaven

                  was only half as far that night

at the poetry recital

                                  listening to the burnt phrases


when I heard the poet have




                                       a rhyming erection

                  then look away with a



                                      lost look



               'Every animal' he said at last

                    'After intercourse is sad'

        But the back-row lovers
                                             looked oblivious

                              and glad


Lawrence Ferlinghetti, (Yonkers, Nueva York, 1919). Doctor en Periodismo por la Universidad de la Sorbona. Poeta, periodista y editor perteneciente a la generación Beat.