Tag: poesia

• February 23, 2026

  “Canigó:” Our translation of Verdaguer’s Catalan classic poem

  A extract of the epic in English Canigó (fragment) Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902) [Translated from Catalan by Brett Hetherington and Antoni Cardona]Of Romanesque altars there were no trace.Of the Byzantine cloister nothing remains:alabaster sculptures fell downand the candle is fading like a celestial bodythat in Canigó will never be lit again.Like two giants of a holy…
• January 18, 2026

  “The neighbours” – My latest poem, also translated into Catalan

  The neighboursLike shortchanged construction workersThe neighbours shout down onto their kidsMost of the dayThe older boy(His name is Jonay, which rhymes with cry, and he does a lot)Well, he shouts back these days, heaving and aggrieved Then bellows at his brother Who is 3 or 4 years oldAnd he makes the noises of a dog…
• 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…
• 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,…