Here is a link to an anthology of English translations of work by Chilean poet and mathematician, Nicanor Parra. Some rank Nicanor Segundo Parra Sandoval (born 5 September 1914) among the most important poets of Spanish language literature. Parra describes himself as an "anti-poet," having a distaste for poetic pomp and function; after recitations he exclaims "Me retracto de todo lo dicho" ("I take back everything I said"). I posted Parra's small poem "Thoughts" here in October, 2010-- and below I offer another example of Parra's play with ideas and words and numbers:
The Last Toast by Nicanor Parra
Whether we like it or not,
We have only three choices:
Yesterday, today and tomorrow.
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Sunday, August 23, 2015
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