Roque Dalton was a famous Salvadoran poet, exiled from his country for his political beliefs and socialist writing. Like many Latin American leftists of his day, Dalton spent time in Cuba, but continued to try and return to El Salvador; to his roots and to his people.
He wrote many beautiful poems, my favorite talks about how we are all connected. The powerful ideas in this poem were the reason Dalton was both loved and hated. His writing gave his paisanos hope for a just and peaceful El Salvador and made those in power afraid of losing it.
My writing does not aim to challenge a political system, rouse my fellow Americans into action, or inspire a revolution. But it is writing that I hope makes you laugh or makes you think. Writing that looks at the daily experiences that occur in life. This blog will center around my experiences as a new yoga practitioner in a new city, but hopefully will also be about life, love, little things, landscape and bread...
the poetry of everyone.
Like You by Roque Dalton.
Like you I
love love, life, the sweet smell
of things, the sky blue
landscape of January days.
And my blood boils up
and I laugh through eyes
that have known the buds of tears.
I believe the world is beautiful
and that poetry, like bread, is for everyone.
And that my veins don't end in me
but in the unanimous blood
of those who struggle for life,
love,
little things,
landscape and bread,
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