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Cada palabra es pista de una pregunta.
La pista sabe: el rompecabezas es imposible.
Son las piezas que iluminan y oscurecen,
encajan y no encajan. Así el latido.
A question hides behind every word, like a hint.
The hint knows: the puzzle is impossible.
It is the pieces themselves that illuminate and obscure,
the pieces that fit and do not fit. Such is the heart’s pulse.
Un desierto anida en cada cuerpo.
Quizás en el centro de la garganta,
en el estómago, en algún otro órgano o
simplemente a veces no sea carne la carne.
A desert nests in each body. At the center
of the throat, the stomach, or another
organ. Perhaps flesh sometimes ceases to
be flesh.
Fumo y escribo. Escribo y fumo. Exhalo
filamentos grises que se deslizan ágiles. Su
cuerpo su forma desaparecen en el aire
negro. Una fluidez de baile sentido, una
destreza única para la huida. Como este
poema: mi garganta sabe. Hoy entera la
noche. Abismo concentrado. Sólo cueva.
Énfasis. Tinta. Y tinto.
I smoke and write. I write and smoke. I
exhale gray filaments slipping swiftly
away. Their body, their shape disappear
into the black air. A dance fluidity,
uniquely gifted for escape. Like this poem:
my throat knows. Tonight, the whole
night. A concentrated abyss. Only cave.
Emphasis. Ink. And red wine.
Image by Thomas Stephan.
Eliana Tomassini (Punta Alta, 1988) is a poet and essayist whose practice extends across multiple artistic forms. She is the author of the poetry collection Algún recuerdo de intimidad (2019, Alción Editora). Her work has appeared in anthologies and literary journals throughout Argentina, Latin America, and Europe. In 2023, she was selected for the international writing residency at Can Serrat (Spain) and was a finalist in the third edition of the Premio Internacional de Poesía de Fuente Vaqueros (Spain), organized by Valparaíso Ediciones. In 2024, she was invited to serve as a juror for the residency, helping to select new projects. She approaches language as an expanding field of practice that encompasses singing, radio, performance, and the curation of poetry and music series. She holds a degree in Economics (UNMDP) and a Master's degree in Creative Writing (UNTREF). Her second poetry collection, Primera distancia, will be published by Enero Editorial in the second half of 2026.
