THE PORTRAITS
If you looked into my soul as into a large room, you would see how darkened and illumined it is by the intricate gallery of unknown men… Unknown figures that perhaps only once in life passed by my side without looking at me, and are fixed deep inside me as if nailed with stars…
Delmira Agustini
Translation by Alejandro Cáceres
Selected Poetry of Delmira Agustini: Poetics of Eros. Contributors: Alejandro Cáceres - editor, Willis Barnstone - unknown. Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press. Place of Publication: Carbondale, IL. Publication Year: 2003