Another Way
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Approximations
Matched pairs of spare, elegant poems in English and Spanish, generously illustrated (24 pages) with the author’s original and stunning photography.
Inkblots
The dual-nature of Don Cellini’s book–with poems in Spanish and English and mirror-image photos–is reinforced by its twin vertices of people and nature, humor and melancholy, solitude and solidarity. The language is so crisp and clean and polished that the poems simply beg to be read out loud. ¡Bravo! Sandra Kingery, translator Of My Real […]
Translate Into English
Translate into English is framed with grammatical instructions from a turn-of-the-century Spanish lesson book. Possessing a rare elegance and integrity, Cellini’s poems are intelligent and clever while capturing subtle emotions. From the compelling concept to the fine execution of these poetic vignettes—each work, each poem, every page is necessary to the whole. And the whole […]
Candidates for Sainthood and other Sinners
This collection of poems explores the thin line between saint and sinner. The poet asks the reader to consider, “Who is the saint here? Who is the sinner?” A few well-known people appear in poems as well as a few genuine saints, but mostly the poems explore the saints and sinners and everyday folks that […]
Stone Poems
Stepping stones, paving stones, Rolling Stones, crushed stone, building stone, gemstones, birthstone, healing stones, tombstone, millstone, whetstone, precious stones, kidney stones, gravestones, beach stones, massage stones, landscape stones, Stone Mountain, keystone, cornerstone, touchstone, grinding stone, sacred stones, headstone, Rune Stones. There is Stone Age, stone-broke, stonecutter, stone ground, stone fruit, Stonehenge, stonemason, stone soup. And […]
Piedra Poemas
Las piedras han servido en la historia de la humanidad para producir el fuego o construir grandes templos, nos han enseñado a alabar a Dios o las hemos utilizado para golpear. A veces, pueden ser semejantes a la carga de muchas culpas o recordarnos a nuestros ancestros que han muerto. Así es la fuerza de […]
Outside the Garden
Don Cellini’s most recent and perhaps his most personal collection of poems. $10.00 Buy Now No payment method connected. Contact seller. Bilingual edition of Outside the Garden. Limited edition, published in Colombia. Available from the author $15.00 Buy Now Bilingual edition of Outside the Garden. Revised edition. $10.00 Buy Now
Selected Poems, Translations and Interviews
Two Oranges in Mono Journal Interview of Don Cellini with Xánath Caraza Instantes a contra luz/Backlit moments Amanda Reverón, translator. Lyrics and Poetry “To my Ex” in Mollyhouse “On a bust of Alexander the Great” on Con Tinta / Smithsonian Virtual Latino Museum Day 10 of National Poetry Month Ringing Pulsamos: LGBTQ Poets respond to […]