Tag: catala

• March 7, 2026

  As if he heard rain

  A powerful satirical poem by Antoni Cardona that we translated from his original in Catalan As if he heard rain Antoni Cardona TorrasCatalan translation of “Com si sentís ploure”, by Brett Hetherington and Antoni CardonaBadly brought up loutwho lies in bucketfulsand is easily found out,always smiling proudlywhen the Palace sycophantsflatter him.He governs to havehis friends…
• June 8, 2025

  Two Scavengers in a Truck (with new Catalan translation)

  [A poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti] At the stoplight waiting for the lightnine a.m. downtown San Franciscoa bright yellow garbage truckwith two garbagemen in red plastic blazersstanding on the back stoopone on each side hanging onand looking down intoan elegant open Mercedeswith an elegant couple in itThe manin a hip three-piece linen suitwith shoulder-length blond hair…
• May 9, 2025

  “Why We Are Girls” (Rose Hunter’s poem in Catalan and English)

  The fine Australian poet and writer Rose Hunter first had this poem published in Event magazine then here at VerseDaily. It was translated by Antoni Cardona and I in April-May 2025. Why We Are Girls —(Or ladies, sometimes, but everyone knows that’s a bit funny) A girl is a wisp, a potato chip barely there,…