George Franklin translated, along with the author, Ximena Gómez’s Último día / Last Day. He is also the author of four poetry collections, and a new book of his poems, Remote Cities, is forthcoming in 2022 from Sheila-Na-Gig Editions. He practices law in Miami and teaches in Florida prisons.
Andrew Wyeth, Cranberries (1966), Collotype, 45.7 x 30.5 cm
When I pushed the door
there was no one in the room.
In the background, an open window
and a disquieting afternoon light...
What is the reason for your visit, Embera Wera?1
You’ve walked fourteen hours through the muddy night,
you’ve crossed an entire mountain range to see me,
even knowing the demon moana la...