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One Day

By Humberto Ak’abal
Translated By Michael Bazzett
The only day in life
where the sun doesn’t set
is called

hope.
Translated from Spanish

Notes:

Read the Spanish-language original, “El Único Día,” and the translator’s note by Michael Bazzett.

Source: Poetry (January/February 2024)
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