Poem by Isabela Basombrío Hoban

UNITY (Unity can end hunger)

Open my eyes: a stream of light
Open my mouth: a burst of questions
Open my heart: a wheel barrow comes to the fore carrying vocal cords
I feel a surrendered tenderness pulsating in my chest
Weak point
I imagine a vast, clear space, in my head
A mind
My stomach
Wants to protect, give abundance
If only hunger could be eaten
If only desire could be undesired
An inclination dreaming in cloud forests
Intuition that comes from an unknown address
Abundance that the earth gives
Cycles that give cycles
Unity that gives me death
Unity that gives you eternity
Unity that gives us, us

This poem first appeared in Isabela's book "Rain Love Death Poets", published by Ediciones Vitruvio, Madrid.

THEME: Historical Hunger

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Isabela Basombrío Hoban is an award-winning poet. Originally from Peru and living in Ireland, she is a bilingual poet writing in both English and Spanish. Her recent books are "Nothing belongs to everyone", "Rain Love Death Poets" and “Another type of abbreviation.” Isabela is the recipient of the 2023 Nuevo Ateneo Online Literary Award. She participates in international poetry festivals, and her poetry has been partially translated into several languages.

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