A Dub in Black Rock / Ubaldimir Guerra #PoesiaRotaMundo

 

Sound check

one twos echo

in the black ark lab

 

Rusty bicycle spokes

Droop on a wooden rail

 

crossword puzzles

Empty squares

inside a residence of scratchy

oil tiles

 

Wire live

wire warn now

gruffy check one two

on two

 

Riddim

selecta

sound drop

 

oh

majestic riddim oh

conquering lion

fire for us

 

A prickle of symphonic silences

spinal tattoos

rhythmic needles

upon vinyl

is solstice

 

A blast of bass

Bass drum to

lee scratch

Scratch howl

Howl baboon howl

 

I must

Press record now

Record

Pause

Record

 

stop

 

Spin it

scratch it

unto

 

A silent night of

humming

to river

echoes

 

To th static strums of stalactile

guitars and

cicada tenors

 

recorded in cave

dubbed in the Wind

 

Record scratch

lee scratch

a lee crescente night of dub

to static to selassic eyes

press play

 

(Ubaldimir Guerra, poeta de Belize, in Poetic Narcotics: SPOKENWORD 501 Compilation)

 

Poesia selecionada para o projeto RotaMundo em parceria com o blog Na Literatura Selvagem que neste mês terá poetas do países: Belize, Guatemala e El Salvador . Em virtude da dificuldade de encontrar autores de Belize traduzidos, optamos por colocar a poesia em língua original dos autores. Clique aqui e confira a poesia escolhida pelo blog Na literatura Selvagem e acompanhe nossas redes no Instagram e YouTube .

 

Poesia retirada do livro Poetic Narcotics, disponível na amazon. Sinopse: When Belizean voices synchronize to echo and pen our reality, identity, challenges, woes and dreams, we get a masterpiece like “Poetic Narcotics.” This is a publication birthed by talented individuals answering the magnetic pull, a need to express life in lyrics. “Poetic Narcotics” is nothing short of quenching a high that is both natural and painfully real. It is a beckoning, an invitation and an art piece that is can only be labelled as priceless. The lyrics in this publication record a legacy of our time, of our stories and of our addictions to all the intoxicating aspects of life. Therefore this collection is not only to be consumed by poets. They are in fact for everyone who lives, creating their own poem through their daily passions. Digest these gems. Savor these lyrics. Feel these rhymes and rhythms pulse in your veins and indulge yourselves…all of you…Indulge in this “Poetic Narcotic” treat.Jacklyn BurnsCity of Belmopan29th May, 2019