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“Return as ever. Your eyes are my only conveyance to death's other face.”

Book:The Galloping Hour: French Poems

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The Galloping Hour: French Poems

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Alejandra Pizarnik

Alejandra Pizarnik was an Argentine poet known for her unique poetic style and profound introspection. Her works often explore themes of loneliness, love, and death, earning her acclaim from readers and critics alike. more

“D. vuelve a mostrar sus fauces de hembra de alcoba. La deseo profundamente. Su cercanía es como una premasturbación. Todo mi ser se reduce a la piel. La peau! La peau! ¡Ni qué decir de lo que daría yo por su cuerpo cuando me mira sonriente! D. tan sucia y superficial. Tan adorable. Tan lejana...”

Alejandra Pizarnik

Book:Diarios

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“All night I hear the voice of someone seeking me out. All night you abandon me slowly like the water that sobs slowly falling. All night I write luminous messages, messages of rain, all night someone checks for me and I check for someone.”

Poetry Seeking Abandoned Alejandra Pizarnik The Galloping Hour

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“I speak of something not in this world. I speak of someone whose purpose is elsewhere.”

Poetry Elsewhere Alejandra Pizarnik The Galloping Hour Otherworldly

Book:The Galloping Hour: French Poems

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“It'll be as always. Same pain, this disaffection, this non-love.”

Love Pain Poetry Unrequited Love Alejandra Pizarnik The Galloping Hour Disaffection

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