Tag Archives: Toshiya Kamei

Living with the Stars

Posted on May 1, 2021 by perfectsublimemasters

Original by Fusako Ohki, translation by Toshiya Kamei Keeping stars as pets. That was the latest craze sweeping Japan. I had no desire to follow this trend myself, but my classmates often told me how cute their pet stars were. … Continue reading →

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Cólera / Rage

Posted on September 13, 2019 by perfectsublimemasters

Original by Aitana Alberti Para qué manos para qué brazos para qué piernas o cabeza para qué vísceras para qué sístoles y diástoles para qué el barroco delirio del cerebro? Todos mis pasos juntos no conducen al huerto de Getsemaní … Continue reading →

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Casi elegía / Almost an Elegy

Posted on September 12, 2019 by perfectsublimemasters

Original by Aitana Alberti A mi madre En esta noche en que he ido perdiéndome vaciándome de mí y de los otros sólo ha quedado una forma sin dueño Entonces te he mirado como nunca ni cuando lo eras todo … Continue reading →

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Loneliness in Tokyo

Posted on May 21, 2019 by perfectsublimemasters

Original by Mauricio Palazzo, translation by Toshiya Kamei 1. They are often on board trains. Grown men, women, and even adolescents and children walk down the carriages repeating incomprehensible litanies. No one pays attention to them, ghosts in the city. … Continue reading →

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Elopement

Posted on December 13, 2018 by perfectsublimemasters

Original by Yoshiro Takayasu, translation by Toshiya Kamei Toru had heard the word “elopement” for the first time when he was in elementary school. “At any rate, they did something brave.” He overheard grown-ups talking about such a thing, and … Continue reading →

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