Poem: «Femina. Feminae»

FEMINA. FEMINAE

Is there a longing to impress, to brave the storm and be among the best?

Is there a rhythm to a beating heart that does not rest?

I am the symbol of the light, the struggle, I am the expressed.

C.2022, Francis Bravo Cabrera, 23-02-2022, Valencia, Spain

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On the 23rd day of February, 2022, I presented publicly a form that I had been working on and developing for quite some time. I named it…tentatively…the Euro-Ku, in homage and recognition of the Haiku. I have always been a fan of Haikus, especially those written by Zen Masters. However, I knew that as a Westerner I was not placed in this world to live and write as does a poet from the East. But my admiration for the philosophy, the art and the poetry of the East led me to attempt to emulate, of course within the structure of my own, European culture, the Haiku.

Now I have had more time to think and contemplate…even meditate…on the Euro-Ku and I am thinking of a new name, or a sur-name: The «Canticum Novum» or the «Carmen». Both terms can be translated to «song» in the English language. It fits with the explanation I gave, which stated that the words employed in this form be words of the everyday language of the people, not the over-searched «poetic» language of the very cultured few. Therefore I suggested that the content of the verses be similar to the lyrics of popular songs. Circular logic would then indicate that the name «Carmen» or Canticum Novum» would be quite appropriate.

What do you think?

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In recognition of the struggle for equality and for the end of gender violence, we here at Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia support a world free of violence against women and have zero tolerance for such crimes.

El colectivo de Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia, reconoce la lucha por la igualdad y por el fin de la violencia de genero y se une al deseo de un mundo libre de violencia machista. Decimos no a la violencia, zero tolerancia.