Tag Archives: Alisa Velaj

Translated from the Albanian by Ukë Zenel Buçpapaj Of what was it I was thinking? So the meaning escapes.             – An excerpt from ‘Metaphors of a Magnifico’ by Wallace Stevens The first man said that the sunset was visiting the … Continue reading →

Translated from the Albanian by Ukë Zenel Buçpapaj She is calmer than her songs She falls asleep watching the twisted veins of trees She is luckier than night and darkness Blood capillaries will set fire to her moon And night … Continue reading →

Translated from the Albanian by Ukë Zenel Buçpapaj That day was another threshold A stranger stole from him his mother’s lap and his sister’s affectionate eyes Blind with sadness he stood as before a lifeless thing When at midnight his … Continue reading →

Translated from the Albanian by Ukë Zenel Buçpapaj It is the Child that numbs even the Sun with his or her eyes. The pencil moves slowly on the paper, drawing birds instead of leaves. Like the Sun, the branches greet … Continue reading →

Translated from the Albanian by Ukë Zenel Buçpapaj To emigrate from yourself in a season of oblivion is to become less worth than a dry leaf. The singers participating in the Festival of Twitters wink at me heartily. Their cyclic … Continue reading →