Poem

Karinna Alves Gulias

Side by side

FRAGMENTED DUALITY

GEFRAGMENTEERDE DUALITEIT

– Goedheid van de winnaar

De dij van de dame zo lang als het vlak dat hij aanraakt
Ritme van ruimtes

Al de oude dames met hun witte haar,
Met glazige ogen
Het verrotte oog van de afgunst
En een oppervlakkige glimlach

FRAGMENTED DUALITY

– Benevolence of the winner

The lady’s thigh as long as the surface it touches
Rhythm of spaces

All the old ladies and their white hair,
Bleary-eyed
The rotten eye of envy
And a shallow smile

Karinna Alves Gulias

(Brazil, 1983)

Karinna Gulias studied English and Portuguese at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and subsequently went on to do a master’s degree in Comparative Literature at London University. She has lived in Britain since 2009 where she works as an editor of scientific publications.

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FRAGMENTED DUALITY

– Benevolence of the winner

The lady’s thigh as long as the surface it touches
Rhythm of spaces

All the old ladies and their white hair,
Bleary-eyed
The rotten eye of envy
And a shallow smile