“Reincarnation” by Julia Wong Kcomt

“Reincarnation” is a translation of “Reencarnación,” a poem by tusán/Chinese Peruvian writer Julia Wong Kcomt from the collection Bi-rey-nato, which was published in December 2021 as a bilingual chapbook titled Vice-royal-ties in Ugly Duckling Presse’s Señal Latin American poetry series. This poem was published online on Poetry Daily. Translated from Spanish. Published bilingually.

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Alongside “Sábado de añoranzas”/“Longing Saturday,” this poem was set in English and Spanish to music by composer Eli Greenhoe in “Sal,” his piece for soprano, flute, oboe, percussion, harp, viola, and contrabass commissioned by the Taproot New Music Festival at UC Davis for Ensemble Dal Niente.

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