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Spring 2021

Welcome! Poets from every corner of the globe. Enjoy the poems and the beauty of some of the languages that are spoken at Smith College!...

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5-25-2021 |

Spanish, Gabrielle Klema ’24 – Undeclared

La llave Maestra por Silvina Ocampo (Spanish) La luz de su cuarto me habla de él cuando no está, me acompaña cuando tengo miedo, y...

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French – Alicia Chen ’24, History/Computer Science

Demain Dès L’aube” by Victor Hugo Demain, dès l’aube, à l’heure où blanchit la campagne, Je partirai. Vois-tu, je sais...

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4-22-2021 |

Spanish – Desiri Dema ’21, Economics and Computer Science

Amor eterno – Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer Language: Spanish Podrá nublarse el sol eternamente; Podrá secarse en un instante el mar;...

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Spanish – Roli Dema ’21, Economics

Amor eterno – Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer Podrá nublarse el sol eternamente; Podrá secarse en un instante el mar; Podrá romperse el eje...

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4-20-2021 |

Spanish – Liliana Wollheim-Martinez ’23, Studio Art and Spanish double major with Translation Studies concentration

Autobiografía de Liliana Wollheim-Martinez Inspirada en la Autobiografía de Gloria Fuertes Español Liliana Wollheim-Martinez nació en...

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Russian – Grayson Hawthorn ’24, undeclared

“Ночь, улица, фонарь, аптека” Александр Блок (Alexander Blok, in Russian) Ночь,...

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Italian – Claire Kenny ’23, Major: World Literature, Minor: Study of Women & Gender

Luna d’inverno di Maria Luisa Spaziani, Italiano Luna d’inverno che dal melograno per i vetri di casa filtri lenta sui miei sonni...

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Ancient Greek – Camila Lashbrook ’23, Classical Studies & English double major

Fragment 543: ὅτε λάρνακι by Simonides ὅτε λάρνακι ἐν δαιδαλέᾳ ἄνεμος τέ μιν πνέων...

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Ancient Greek – Camila Lashbrook ’23, Classical Studies & English double major

Fragment 31: φαίνεταί μοι κῆνος ἴσος θέοισιν by Sappho φαίνεταί μοι κῆνος ἴσος...

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Korean – Daseul Kim ’22, Economics & East Asian Studies Majors (Korean Concentration)

윤동주 Yun Dongju  (Korean) Prologue by Yun Dong-ju Until the day I die I long to have no speck of shame when I gaze up toward...

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English into Spanish and into Portuguese – Anna Levine ’22, Spanish and Studio Art

She Walks in Beauty BY LORD BYRON (GEORGE GORDON) She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all...

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Chinese – Izabelle Brande ’23, East Asian Languages and English, Translation concentration

五月…… by 冉冉 – by Ran Ran  (Mandarin Chinese) 很久没有来这里了 童趣的木马 淡淡的栀子花...

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Portuguese – Glenda Perez ’21, Majors: Environmental Science & Policy and Education & Child Study, Translation Concentration

Canção do Exílio  Antônio Gonçalves Dias (Portuguese) Minha terra tem palmeiras Onde canta o Sabiá, As aves, que aqui gorjeiam,...

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Spanish – Dara Burke ’23J, Government

Lo que dejé por ti Author: Rafael Alberti Dejé por ti mis bosques, mi perdida arboleda, mis perros desvelados, mis capitales años...

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French – Joséphine Van Renterghem ’21, Interdisciplinary Studies, & Jessica Simon

Tristesses de la lune By  Charles Baudelaire (French) Ce soir, la lune rêve avec plus de paresse; Ainsi qu’une beauté, sur de...

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Spanish – Allison Sandoval ’24, Spanish and Government

Vuelta de paseo Federico García Lorca Asesinado por el cielo. Entre las formas que van hacia la sierpe y las formas que buscan el...

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Spanish – Amiel “El” Williams ’24, major undeclared

Poema 20 by Pablo Neruda (original language: Español) Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche. Escribir, por ejemplo:...

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German – Kerry Walker ’21, East Asian Languages and Cultures Major, World Literatures Major, Translation Studies Concentration

Corona By Paul Celan, Original Language: German Aus der Hand frißt der Herbst mir sein Blatt: wir sind Freunde. Wir schälen die Zeit...

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Spanish – Isabel Thompson ’24, undeclared major

El Despertar by Alejandra Pizarnik  Señor La jaula se ha vuelto pájaro y se ha volado y mi corazón está loco porque aúlla a la...

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Chinese – Amber Liu ’24

青玉案·元夕 author: 辛弃疾(Qiji Xin) language: Chinese 众里寻他千百度。 蓦然回首,那人却在,灯火阑珊处。...

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