Because by Diana Anphimiadi
3rd October
Listen to the poem ‘Because’ by the Georgian poet, translated by Natalia Bukia-Peters and Jean Sprackland, from her PTC chapbook ‘Beginning to Speak’.
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Because
What kind of word is because?It’s like that rubber ballyou have to squeeze between your teethwhen…Continue reading the English translation
იმიტომ
რანაირი სიტყვაა „იმიტომ“თითქოს რეზინის ბურთია,რომელსაც კბილები უნდა მოუჭიროროცა კითხვებით მუცელს გიჭრიანგაუყუჩებლად.რანაირი სიტყვაა“ – თან პასუხია, თან პირიქითდა კითხვასაც, როგორც გემის გეზს, ვერ…
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