Tag: death

• June 21, 2025

  “Night duty:” A prize-winning poem by Antoni Cardona, translated from Catalan

  [Recording here.] The poem “Guàrdia de nit” was awarded the Màrius Torres Award 2025 by the Council of Medical Associations of Catalonia Translation of Guàrdia de nit, by Brett Hetherington and Antoni Cardona [Inspired by Joan Salvat-Papasseit’s (1894-1924) “Nocturn per a acordió”]You are here: I did emergency night duty.You don’t know what it is to…
• October 20, 2024

  Our translation of “Ombra fosca i enganxosa:” A poem by Antoni Cardona

  (English version: “Dark and sticky shadow” – Brett Hetherington and Antoni Cardona, translators) Slippery and heavy,it runs tired of the rejection that it provokes,without a ceasefire the shadow looks for someone to hang onto.It tries convincing pederasts,parent-killers, robbers, assassins of royalty,rapists, genocidal-maniacs, pyromaniacs,among other sinister characters.So laudable and beneficial, the task,and only a few with…
• January 3, 2024

  Barcelona’s cannibal restaurant and murderous barber

  Legend has it that a certain inn was known for the quality and cheapness of its meat dishes. (Please note: No AI was used in my translation of this article.) There are two old mansions on a Barcelona street named Pou de la Figuera. They seem to stand somewhat isolated among the many modern buildings…
• November 12, 2021

  Death cafes

  — An interview with Catalonia convenor, Jordi Abad Lalanza [This article was first published in Catalonia Today, Nov. 2021] ​ Q. What do you think is the most important thing people should know about Death Cafes? They are informal gatherings where we talk about death related topics. It is a space of complete trust. It’s non-therapeutic…
• June 16, 2009

  Death Notices

  [First published in “Love and Fear: A Poetry Anthology,” 2003.] she died even the ambulance was ambivalent   a baby died lying still on its back they thought about their income tax   1000 died spiraling down in a plane his world remained exactly the same   a fly dies legs kicking in the air…