Giddy Up Johnny by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias
17th October
‘Giddy Up Johnny’ by Cuban poet Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, translated by the poet Abigail Parry & Serafina Vick for her collection ‘A little body are many parts’
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