"Dxiibi guidxa," a poem by Natalia Toledo, translated by Natalia Toledo (Zapotec/Spanish) as "Espanto tonto" and by Alberto Ríos (Spanish/English) as "Silly Ghost." "Desert Water," a poem by Alberto Ríos, translated by Alberto Ríos (English/Spanish) as "Agua del desierto."
Toledo, Natalia. "Dxiibi guidxa." Reversible Monuments: Contemporary Mexican Poetry. Eds. Monica de la Torre and Michael Wiegers. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2002. Ríos, Alberto and Karla Elling. Words Over Water, a 4,800-pound stone book at Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Arizona.
Translation of "Dxiibi guidxa" and Translation of "Desert Water"
"Dxiibi guidxa," a poem by Natalia Toledo, translated by Natalia Toledo (Zapotec/Spanish) as "Espanto tonto" and by Alberto Ríos (Spanish/English) as "Silly Ghost." "Desert Water," a poem by Alberto Ríos, translated by Alberto Ríos (English/Spanish) as "Agua del desierto."
Toledo, Natalia. "Dxiibi guidxa." Reversible Monuments: Contemporary Mexican Poetry. Eds. Monica de la Torre and Michael Wiegers. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2002. Ríos, Alberto and Karla Elling. Words Over Water, a 4,800-pound stone book at Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Arizona.
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