September 5th Birthday Love: Nicanor Parra

Nicanor Parra

Young Poets

Write as you will
In whatever style you like
Too much blood has run under the bridge
To go on believing
That only one road is right.

In poetry everything is permitted.

With only this condition of course,
You have to improve the blank page.

-Nicanor Parra, translated by Miller Williams

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