International corner
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International Corner // Angelic encounters
Eliška PřikrylováAngelic encounters Drinking rum on Tuesday nightTwo realms intertwineMy arms stretched to the universe calling for a sign. She sent an angel down to Earth He found me at the club He brought me down to my knees So I keep looking up. In the street I’m chanting prayers Embracing the dark Drunken dancing,… Continue reading
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International Corner // The Deterioration of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman
Gimpl ÁdámThe Deterioration of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman The American Dream has been an important part of US culture and history for centuries. Because of this, it has been a prominent theme in several literary works, such as The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman, which… Continue reading
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International Corner // Amiri Baraka fordítások
Kukucska SzabolcsAmiri Baraka fordítások Snake Eyes That force is lostwhich shaped me, spentin its image, battered, an old brown thingswept off the streetswhere it sucked itsgentle living. And what is meatto do, that is driven to its endby words? The frailest gestures grownlike skirts around breathing. We takeunholy risks to provewe are what we cannot be. For… Continue reading
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International Corner // A World of Ice and Gold
Kárpáti LászlóA World of Ice and Gold Inspired by “The Little Match Girl” by Hans Christian Andersen In the heart of the city, where frost bites the air,The towers of opulence glitter and glare.Diamonds in windows, champagne in their glow,While beneath their cold shadows, the desperate go.Barefoot she wandered, the match girl alone,Her cries drowned… Continue reading
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International Corner // Conversation
Alexa FermegliaConversation You’re sharp and skin is prone to cleaving.When I leave the table I feel a thousand tiny cuts, too small to bleedbut stung by air, salt and vinegar.I’ve washed today already,put on the soft armor,painted a stronger face onto my faceand thought it well-protected.I was wrong. Take the elevator down—endlessly, underground.I’ll stay herewith pipes and… Continue reading