by Isabela Basombrío Hoban
Tree branches
Move like
Arms of a
Violinist
Wood
Is lined
In circles
A fingerprint
Vibration
On the neck
Feels like leaves
Falling
Autumn
Strings
Like a seam
A state of mind
An occasion
The dance of the wrist
In the air
Fingers
Go down and up
Go up and down
They go down and up
Marching
In a parade of
Touching
Of
Playing
Of breathing
Of bringing something outside
While feeling everything inside
In gratitude
My guts play to the
Seed of that tree
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Ramas de árbol
Se mueven como
Brazos de un
Violinista
Madera
Se alinea
En círculos
Una huella digital
Vibración
En el cuello
Se siente como hojas
Cayendo
Otoño
Cuerdas
Como una costura
Un estado de ánimo
Una ocasión
La danza de la muñeca
En el aire
Dedos
Bajan y suben
Suben y bajan
Bajan y suben
Marchando
En un desfile de
Rozar
De tocar
De respirar
De sacar algo afuera
Sintiendo todo adentro
En gratitud
Mis tripas le tocan a la
Semilla de ese árbol
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ABOUT THE POET ~
Isabela Basombrío Hoban is an award-winning poet. She is also a multidisciplinary artist working in music, sound and visual art. Originally from Peru and living in Ireland, she is a bilingual poet writing in both English and Spanish. Her recent books are "Nothing belongs to everyone" (Nada pertenece a todos 2022), "Rain Love Death Poets" (Lluvia Amor Muerte Poetas 2023), and "Another type of abbreviation" (Otro tipo de abreviatura 2024). All published by Ediciones Vitruvio. Her publishing houses are Ediciones Vitruvio in Madrid, Spain and Salmon Poetry in Ennistymon, Ireland. Isabela is the recipient of the 2023 Premio Nuevo Ateneo Online (New Athenaeum Online Award). The New Athenaeum Online Award recognizes the work of authors who have written an important work of great literary value and who strive to contribute to new forms of cultural diffusion to reach the reading public. The jury is composed of authors of recognized prestige. Isabela was a fellow with the "Next Generation Leadership Project" of the Rockefeller Foundation and New York University and the recipient of the Smithsonian award for museum leadership. She has received awards from the Mayo County Council Arts Section and Culture Ireland.
Last updated January 27, 2024