Three poems by Julia Wong Kcomt

“Carnations,” “A Party in Paris for Mr. and Mrs. K,” and “Coffee in the Morning” are translations of “Claveles,” “Una fiesta en Paris para el señor y la señora K,” and “cerca del río,” poems by tusán/Chinese Peruvian writer Julia Wong Kcomt from the collection Ladrón de codornices. These poems were published in print in the Erotic Review. Translated from Spanish.

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