A Woman in Her Garden

Born in Cuba in 1902, Loynaz established her reputation as a poet in the first half of the 20th century. After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, she retreated to her house, vowing to never write poetry again and refusing to leave the island of her birth. Like a Cuban Emily Dickinson, she lived out the -remainder of her life in seclusion. In 1992, she received the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious writing award in the Spanish language. She died in 1997. A Woman in Her Garden presents a bilingual selection of work from all phases of her career. Judith Kerman is professor of humanities at Saginaw Valley State College in Michigan. Her books of poetry include Mothering and The Jacoba Poems.

Introduction	p. 11
Translator's Preface	p. 23
From Versos, 1920-1938
Eternidad / Eternity	p. 36
Tierra cansada / Weary Earth	p. 38
Miel imprevista / Unexpected Honey	p. 42
La oracion de la rosa / The Rose's Prayer	p. 44
Soneto / Sonnet	p. 48
La balada del amor tardio / The Ballad of Belated Love	p. 50
Viajero / Traveler	p. 52
Premonicion / Premonition	p. 52
Vino negro / Black Wine	p. 54
Carcel de aire / Prison of Air	p. 54
Mas alla / Beyond	p. 56
Si me quieres, quiereme entera / If you want me, want me whole	p. 56
Esta bien lo que esta / What is, is good	p. 58
El miedo / Fear	p. 60
Hierro / Iron	p. 62
Amor es... / Love is...	p. 64
Dialogo / Dialogue	p. 68
Cheche / Cheche	p. 70
Hoja seca / Dry Leaf	p. 74
Tiempo / Time	p. 76
Divagacion / Digression
En mi verso soy libre / In my poem I am free	p. 82
Deseo / What I Want	p. 84
San Miguel Arcangel / Saint Michael, Archangel	p. 86
From Juegos de agua (1947)
Juegos de agua / Waterplay	p. 90
Creacion / Creation	p. 92
Isla /Island	p. 94
En el acuarium / In the Aquarium	p. 96
Mar cercado / Bounded Sea	p. 96
Viaje / Voyage	p. 98
Cuando vayamos al mar / When we go to the sea	p. 100
Agua ciega / Blind Water	p. 102
Al desconfiado / To the Mistrustful	p. 102
Mujer y mar / Woman and Sea	p. 104
Al Almendares / To the Almond Tree River	p. 106
Estrellas en el rio / Stars in the River	p. 108
Abrazo / Embrace	p. 110
El remanso / Backwater	p. 112
Mal pensiamento / Dark Thoughts	p. 114
Barquito de papel / Paper Boat	p. 116
Arpa / Harp	p. 118
Agua escondida / Hidden Water	p. 120
Agua en el parque / Water in the Park	p. 122
El gato / The Cat	p. 124
La cascada / The Waterfall	p. 124
La neblina / Fog	p. 124
La nieve / Snow	p. 126
La nube / The Cloud	p. 126
Noe / Noah	p. 126
From Poemas sin nombre (1953)
Muchas cosas me dieron I've been given many things	p. 130
Dichoso tu How lucky you are	p. 130
Hay en ti la fatiga There is in you the weariness	p. 132
El guijarro A pebble	p. 132
He de amoldarme a ti I should shape myself to you	p. 134
Ayer me bane Yesterday I bathed	p. 136
Si dices una palabra mas, If you say another word	p. 136
No te nombro I do not say your name	p. 138
En el valle profundo In the deep valley	p. 138
Sobre mi boca Over my mouth	p. 140
Y esa luz? And this light?	p. 142
La criatura de isla The island creature	p. 144
Poesia y amor piden Poetry and love demand	p. 146
Isla mia Island of mine	p. 148
From Poemas naufragos (1990)
Carta de amor al Rey Tut-Ank-Amen Love Letter to King Tutankhamen	p. 156
La novia de Lazaro The Bride of Lazarus	p. 166
From Bestiarium
Ciempies Centipede	p. 184
Mosca comun Housefly	p. 184
Caballito del mar Seahorse	p. 186
Elefante Elephant	p. 188
Murcielago comun Bat	p. 190
About the Translator	p. 192
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