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RE: (ES/EN) THE PRIMARY HOUSE - LA CASA PRIMARIA (AN ORIGINAL STEEMIT POEM)
The tone is nightmarish, like awaking from a bad dream, but the subject matter speaks to me of childbirth and a new life entering the world. This poem is very conflicted - but in a good way! I think the first three stanzas especially are excellent, with a wry and absurdist sense of humour which makes the whole thing very engaging. A pleasure to read.
Thank you Lazarus, your analyze is excellent and very thorough!! The Primary House depicts childhood as a place of intensity and novelty, from which poetry rises. I believe in poetic violence, as nothing is raw like beauty and you spotted out nicely my taste for surrealism and absurd humor. It is always a bit tricky to translate a poem. "Traduttore, traditore" like the italians say. So I'm very glad you've enjoyed the English version :)