Tuesday, June 29, 2010

world cup poetry #8...

June 25, 2010

Brazil vs. Portugal. Brazil and Portugal played to a scoreless tie. The tie gave passage to each team into the second round stage of the World Cup.

Two poems by Brazilian poet, Augusto Dos Anjos (Augusto de Carvahlo Rodrigues dos Anjos) here:

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An article on Portuguese poet, Fernando Pessoa, and his correspondence with British mystic, writer, and practicioner of black magic, Aleister Crowley, here:

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June 25, 2010

Ivory Coast vs. North Korea. Ivory Coast defeated North Korea 3 nil. The win was not enough for Ivory Coast to advance to the second round with Brazil and Portugal advancing to the next round from this group. North Korea allowed 12 goals and scored just one goal. It was disappointing showing for North Korea, who gave Brazil a good game in losing only 2-1.

Poem by Ivory Coast poet, Edith Veremu, below:

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Ivory Coast: One-year prison sentence for activist:

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Poetry by North Korean teenage defectors, here:

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June 25, 2010

Chile vs. Spain. Chile fell to Spain 2-1 in this match. With the victory, Spain claimed first place in the group and Chile earned second place. Each country advanced to the second round of World Cup play.

Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet, and first Latin America woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, here:

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Links to Juan Ramon Jimenez, Spanish poet, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, here:

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June 25, 2010

Honduras vs. Switzerland. Honduras and Switzerland tied 0-0. With this result, Switzerland and Honduras was eliminated from the World Cup. Honduras was only able to earn 1 point in World Cup play, while Switzerland earned 4 points.

Links to Clementina Suarez, poet from Honduras, here:

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Poem by Renata Treitel, teacher, poet, and translator, born in Switzerland, here:

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June 26, 2010

Uruguay vs. South Korea. In the first game of the second round of World Cup play, Uruguay defeated South Korea 2-1. Luis Suarez scored both goals, including a spectacular goal in the rain that provided Uruguay with the win.

A poem by Eduardo Espina, poet from Uruguay, here:

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A collection of Sinjo poems by Korean poet, Hwang Jini, translated here:

HERE

thanks for reading,

Luis C. Berriozabal

Saturday, June 26, 2010

world cup poetry #7...

June 23, 2010

England vs. Slovenia. England’s 1 nil victory over Slovenia guaranteed England’s passage to the second round. Slovenia was eliminated because the United States defeated Algeria 1 nil in stoppage time. England will now have to face powerhouse Germany this coming weekend.

A link from England, contending that Poetry had more capacity to change people than psychotherapy.

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Another link related to Psychoanalysis and Freud’s interest in British poet, Byron, Lord George Gordon.

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Slovene Romantic poet, France Prešeren, considered the Slovene national poet, below:

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June 23, 2010

United States vs. Algeria. In a frantic finish, the American squad was able to score in stoppage time, defeating Algeria 1-0, and staved off elimination. With the victory the United States won the group and will now face Ghana in their next game.

Three poems by Leonard Cirino, American poet, below:

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Algerian novelist, playwright, and linguist, Mouloud Mammeri, below,

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June 23, 2010

Australia vs. Serbia. Australia eliminated Serbia from World Cup play with a 2-1 victory. The Australians fell 3 goals short of securing their ticket to the next round. However, they rebounded beautifully after being drubbed 4-0 to Germany in their first World Cup game.

A link to Australian Bush Poetry, Verse, and Music here:

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News on Jacket Magazine, regarded as the “Prince of Online Poetry Magazines.”

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Serbian poet, Branko Mijkovic, here:

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June 23, 2010

Germany vs. Ghana. Germany defeated Ghana 1-0. With this outcome, both Germany and Ghana advanced to the next round of the World Cup. Germany will battle England and Ghana will face the United States. Ghana is the only African team out of 6 African teams to advance to the next round.

Two poems by Kojo Ginaye Kyei, poet from Ghana below:

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An article about German writer, H. M. Enzensberger, below:

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June 24, 2010

Italy vs. Slovakia. The defending World Cup champions were sent packing by Slovakia, who beat Italy 3-2. A tie could have pushed Italy into the next round. In its first World Cup as an independent nation, Slovakia made it to the second round.

Italian poet, Milo de Angelis, translated here:

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Slovakian poetry link here:

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Slovakian poet, Dezider Banga, translated here:

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June 24, 2010

Paraguay vs. New Zealand. Paraguay and New Zealand played to a scoreless tie. Paraguay advanced to the next round and finished atop the group. New Zealand was eliminated even though they did not lose a game. With three draws, they finished with three points and should hold their heads high.

A poem by Raquel Chavez, Paraguayan poet, from First Light: An Anthology of Paraguayan Women Writers here:

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A link to 6 Contemporary poets from New Zealand here:

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June 24, 2010

Cameroon vs. Netherlands. Netherlands had already advanced to the second round of play in the World Cup. Cameroon had already been eliminated from advancing to the next round. However, Cameroon still had the opportunity to deal the Netherlands a loss and costing them first place in the group. However, Netherlands came out with a 2-1 victory winning all three games they have played so far. Netherlands is one of the favorites to win it all.

A review of Dibussi Tande, Cameroonian poet,

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Dutch poetry link, including a Dutch poem translated into English

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June 24, 2010

Denmark vs. Japan. Japan booted Denmark out of the World Cup with a 3-1 win. Japan was on the attack throughout the game and have advanced to the second round.

Denmark poet, Niels Hav, interviewed here:

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Japanese poetry link here:

HERE

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

reason to keep going #2...


miles and stella in the pasture.

dogs are far superior to 99.8% 99.99% of all people (see what I did there with the strike-thru? man, I'm clever).

but srsly, fuck you, humans.

world cup poetry #6...

I missed a link for Japan vs Netherlands on June 19, 2010.

Here is a link to Japanese poet, Matsuo Basho:

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June 21, 2010

Portugal vs North Korea. In the most lopsided game in the World Cup, Portugal demolished North Korea 7 nil. 6 of the goals were scored in the second half. The defeat left North Korea out of the World Cup in what was considered the “the group of Death.”

Eugenio de Andrade, Portugal’s best known living poet, below:

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Korean poet, Ko Un, below:

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June 21, 2010

Chile vs. Switzerland. Chile defeated Switzerland 1-0, giving 6 points and first place in their group. A tie against group favorite Spain would put Chile into the next round. A loss to Spain a win by Switzerland would eliminate Chile from advancing in the World Cup.

Chilean poet, Nicanor Parra, introduced here:

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Swiss poet, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, here:

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June 21, 2010

Spain vs. Honduras. Spain defeated Honduras 2 nil. Spain rebounded from a disappointing first game in which they lost to Switzerland 1-0. A decisive victory in their next game against Chile could put Spain into the next round. However, it will not be easy.

Spanish poet, Miguel Hernandez, here:

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Robert Sosa, poet from Honduras, interviewed here:

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June 22, 2010

South Africa vs France. The South African team became the first host country in 80 years not to advance to the second round. However, they defeated France 2-1, which was a positive accomplishment for the South African team and the African continent. The French were eliminated and let down their homeland with poor comportment.

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Zolani Mkiva, South African poet, introduced below:

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Genna Gardini, South African poet, introduced below:

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French poetry introduced below:

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June 22, 2010

Mexico vs. Uruguay. Uruguay defeated Mexico 1-0, claiming first place in their group. Mexico finished in second place in their group and advanced to the second round. Mexico will face Argentina in their next game. Uruguay will face South Korea.

Mexican poetry links here:

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Uruguayan poet and graphic artist, Clemente Padin, introduced below:

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Laura Charlar, poet from Uruguay translates Uruguayan poet, Liber Falco, below:

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June 22, 2010

Argentina vs Greece. Argentina eliminated Greece from the World Cup with a 2 nil victory. Argentina’s pressure was to much for the Greek team to overcome. Argentina will be favored to defeat Mexico in their pending elimination match.

Poem attributed to Argentine poet, Jorge Luis Borges:

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Argentine poetry link:

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George Seferis, Greek poet, below:

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Titos Patriokos, Greek poet, below:

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June 22, 2010

Nigeria vs South Korea. South Korea advanced to the next round and eliminated Nigeria from the World Cup with their 2-2 draw.

Ji Won, South Korean poet, below

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Nigerian poetry link below:

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Link to Nigerian poet and novelist, Chinua Achebe, here,

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more World Cup Poetry soon.

thanks for reading,

Luis C. Berriozabal

Monday, June 21, 2010

world cup poetry #5...

June 18, 2010

Serbia 1-Germany 0. Playing a man down after Klose, one of Germany’s top forwards was red-carded, Serbia took advantage. The Germans had a chance to equalize with a penalty. However, the Serbian goalkeeper made a stop to give Serbia three hard earned points.

Poetry by Serbian poet, Vasko Popa, below:

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Poetry by several German poets, including Marie Luise Kaschnitz, below:


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June 18, 2010

United States 2-Slovenia 2. The United States came back from a 2 nil deficit to tie Slovenia. A controversial call by the referee took the winning goal away from the United States. However, the United States are still alive to make it into the next round. A win over Algeria could help them get through for sure.

Links to Richard Brautigan, American poet, novelist, here.




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A link to Slovene poetry below:


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June 18, 2010

Algeria 0-England 0. Algeria pulled off one of the biggest surprises in the World Cup with this tie. England played another disappointing game. Without losing or winning, England could clinch a ticket to the next round with a win over Slovenia, which only needs to tie to advance to the next round.

Link to Algerian poet, novelist, and playwright, Kateb Yacine here:


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Dylan Thomas, British poet, below:

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June 19, 2010

Denmark 2-Cameroon 1. Cameroon was ousted from participating in the next round with a come from behind victory for Denmark. The victory allowed Netherlands to go on to the second round. Denmark and Japan will vie for second place in this group.

Two poems from Hans Christian Andersen, who was well known for his children’s stories.


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Links to poet, Bill F. Ndi, from Cameroon:

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June 19, 2010

Netherlands 1-Japan 0. In what could be described as a thriller, Netherlands escaped by the slimmest of margins. Japan is in control of their destiny, a win over Denmark in their next game and they will get into the next round.

An introduction to Contemporary poetry in the Netherlands below:

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June 19, 2010

Australia 1-Ghana 1. After a dismal first game against Germany, Australia fought for a hard-earned tie against a tough Ghana squad.

A link to modern Australian poetry below:

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Martin Elorm Dogbo, poet from Ghana, introduced here:

HERE

June 20, 2010

Paraguay 2-Slovakia 0

Poetry by Emdad Rahman, about Paraguay’s last game against Italy.

HERE

I wrote a poem about that game as well:

WORLD CUP: 06:14:2010

The rain falling down

in Cape Town.

The Italian blue and

Paraguayan red

march up and down

the green field.

The loud horns

pierce through

the television.

It sounds like a

swarm of hornets.

The night sky of

South Africa

brims with life.

It is just another

World Cup game.

LCB


Link to Susy Delgado, Paraguayan poet,

HERE

Link to Slovakian poetry below.

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June 20, 2010

Italy 1-New Zealand 1. The defending champions continue to struggle in this World Cup against teams they are favored to defeat. With this tie, Italy and New Zealand remain alive in their quest to advance to the next round. However, each are in danger of being eliminated with losses in their last game of this group.

Link for Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet, below:

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A link from The Scottish Poetry Library introducing New Zealand poets here:

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June 20, 2010

Brazil 3-Ivory Coast 1. Brazil advanced to the next round with a decisive victory over Ivory Coast. The action became tense in the final minutes with Kaka being sent off with a red card in this game. The Ivory Coast was eliminated from competition. Didier Drogba playing with a broken arm became the first African soccer player to score against Brazil in this game.

A link to Brazilian poetry in translation, here.

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I found this interesting link in searching for poetry from the Ivory Coast

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Link to Tanella Boni, poet from the Ivory Coast.

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thanks for reading,

Luis C. Berriozabal

Friday, June 18, 2010

world cup poetry #4...

June 15, 2010

Brazil defeated North Korea 2-1. Brazil prevailed in this one, but it was not an easy match for the North Koreans, who did not give up.

Lêdo Ivo, poet from Brazil, below:

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Jang Jin Sung, poet born in North Korea, below. Sung defected from North Korea. An interview with Sung below:

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June 15, 2010

New Zealand vs Slovakia 1-1. New Zealand tied Slovekia in injury time, costing the Slovakian team 3 points.

An article on Slovakia in New European Poets below.

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James K. Baxter, known as New Zealand’s greatest poet below:

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June 15, 2010

Portugal vs Ivory Coast @ Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. This was a scoreless match between Portugal and Ivory Coast.

Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet, introduced below.

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Dry Your Tears, inspired by novelist/poet/playwrite from The Ivory Coast, Bernard Dadie, here:

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June 16, 2010

South Africa vs Uruguay @ Loftus Versfed Stadium

Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali, South African poet, who wrote in English and Zulu is introduced below by Barini Saana Ngaage:

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Mario Benedetti, who died last year, was one of Uruguay’s and Latin America’s best known poets. He is introduced below

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June 16, 2010

Honduras vs Chile. Chile defeated Honduras 1-0, tying Switzerland for the lead in Group H.

Poetry from Honduras introduced below:

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Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet introduced below:

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Switzerland pulled off the biggest surprise in the first round with its 1 to nil victory over Spain.

The Swiss cascade and castle that inspired poem here:

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Autobiography from Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet, Nobel Prize winner, here:

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Links to Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet, who was born June 5, 1898.

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June 17, 2010

France vs Mexico @ Peter Mokaba Stadium. In 6 prior World Cup matches, France won five times and tied once against Mexico. Mexico was due this time around and upset the French 2-0. Javier Hernandez and Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored for Mexico. Hernandez’s father and grandfather had been members of Mexican World Cup teams in the pants. Hernandez’s grandfather Tomas Balcazar, scored against France in 1954. Cuauhtemoc Blanco became the first Mexican soccer player to score in three separate World Cup appearances.

Two French poets, Joseph Julien Guglielmi and Jacques Prevert, introduced below:

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Two Mexican poets, Coral Bracho and Briceida Cuevas Cob, introduced below:

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June 17, 2010

Greece defeated Nigeria 2-1, keeping them in the hunt to advance to the next round. Nigeria had a 1-0 lead, but played a man down after one of their players lost their cool and was red-carded.

Greek poet, Sappho, called the tenth muse by Plato, here:

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Poetry by Nigerian poet, Niyi Osundare, below:

HERE

June 17, 2010

Argentina blew out South Korea 4-1 in this match, which was highlighted by 3 goals from Gonzalo Huguain. This was the first hat trick of this World Cup. However, South Korea remains alive to advance to the next round. South Korea need to defeat or tie with Nigeria and hope that Argentina can defeat Greece in the last matches in this group.

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Translation of Argentinean poet, Carlos Bugarin, here

HERE

Kim Hyesoon, South Korean poet, below:

HERE

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

world cup poetry #3

June 13, 2010

Slovenia defeated Algeria 1-0. With the win Slovenia now leads Group C.

Slovenian poet, Thomaž Šalamun, introduced below.

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News article, “Algerian Sketches Savage Beauty of Tribal Dancer Inspires a Poem,”

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June 13, 2010

Germany defeated Australia 4 nil. In this game the Germans took control early and Australia never recovered.

Samples of German poet, Peter Huchel, below:

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Australian poet, Glenn W. Cooper, presented here:

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June 13, 2010

Ghana defeated Serbia 1-0. This was the first African World Cup and the first African victory.

Kofi Anyidoho, poet from Ghana, below:

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An article on Serbian poetry, including links and samples of Serbian poetry below:

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June 14, 2010

Netherlands defeated Denmark decisively 2 nil in this match. Netherlands is one of the favorites in this World Cup.

Jaap Blonk, Dutch visual poet and artist below:

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Ursula Andkjær Olsen, Dane poet introduced below:

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June 14, 2010

Japan was sparked by rising star Keisuke Honda, whose goal was the difference in this game. Japan 1-Cameroon 0.

Japanese poet, Hiroshi Kawasaki, introduced below:

HERE

Bate Besong is a Cameroon poet, who died recently. There is an
interesting link and interview with Bate Besong below:

HERE


June 14, 2010

Italy and Paraguay tied 1-1. The favored Italians had all they could handle from Paraguay, who lead 1 nil until Italy was able to score and escape with a point.

Italian poet, Edoardo Sanguineti, below. Sanguineti died last month, May 18, 2010.

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Manuel Ortiz Guerrero, poet from Paraguay below:

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thanks for reading,

Luis C. Berriozabal

Monday, June 14, 2010

world cup poetry #2

June 12, 2010

Argentina slipped past Nigeria 1-0. Argentina was held to one goal by the stingy goalie of Nigeria, who was the player of the game, keeping his country within striking distance.

An article here on Argentina’s “not-so-secret poetry boom,” which includes links to Julio Cortázar, Jorge Luis Borges, and Andi Nachon.

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An article of The Younger Generation Of Contemporary Nigerian Poetry, with literary critics accusing the younger poets of being “too much in a hurry to get published.”

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June 12, 2010

South Korea shut out Greece 2-0. South Korea scored early and put the game out of reach with its second goal. The Greek squad's chances of advancing to the next round is in jeopardy. They face the uneasy task of having to defeat Argentina and Nigeria to have any hope of remaining alive in this tournament.

South Korean poet, Choe Young-Mi, introduced below:

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Constantine P. Cavafy, one of the most prominent Greek poets, is introduced below.

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June 12, 2010

England scored an early goal against the United States. However, Robert Green, goalkeeper of England, committed a blunder that allowed the U.S. to tie the game 1-1.

Wallace Stevens, American Poet, introduced below.

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17th Century English Literary: Metaphysical Poets introduced below:

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more very soon,

Luis C. Berriozabal

Friday, June 11, 2010

world cup poetry #1

the last World Cup, my buddy and all around good poet, Luis C. Berriozabal put together this spread of poetry related links connected to each country as they played. as it rolls around again, LCB graciously decided to do it again. so here you go, another round of World Cup Poetry brought to you by Mr. Berriozabal.

June 11, 2010



Mexico vs South Africa @ Soccer City Stadium



The Host country, South Africa, opens up 2010 World Cup against Mexico, my native country. My allegiance is with the tri-color, Mexico, but this match will be far from easy against the speedy South African team, who have the advantage of playing at home.



South African poet, Nontsizi Mgqwetho, described herself as “fearless,” “outspoken,” and “controversial” is introduced below. The Poetry International link:

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Mexican poet, Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz, (1651-1695), Latin American’s first great poet is introduced below.

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June 11, 2010

Uruguay vs France @ Green Point Station

France made it to the World Cup on a controversial goal against Ireland. Thierry Henry, the French forward used his hand to set up the winning goal. The referee missed the call, which cost Ireland a spot in the world cup. Check out the You Tube clip

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Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930 and were the first country to win the World Cup. In 1950 Uruguay won their second World Cup, upsetting the host county, Brazil.

This match up between France a Uruguay will be difficult to predict.

French poet, Pierre Reverdy, associated with surrealism and cubism is introduced below:

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Juana de Inarbourou, also known as Juana de America, is introduced below:

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Stay tuned for more as the Cup progresses!

Luis C. Berriozabal
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