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C.P. Cavafy

CONSTANTINE P. CAVAFY, born in 1863, lived most of his rather private life in Alexandria, Egypt, dying there in 1933. He spent much of his childhood in England; later, in Alexandria, working as a mid-level government manager in the Egyptian (but British-run) Ministry Of Public Works for 30 years. He never published a book, preferring to give friends his poems in pamphlet, booklet, or stapled form. The first book of his collected work was published in 1935.

Two Poems by C.P. Cavafy
translated from the Greek by Constantine Contogenis

August 4, 2022 Contributed By: C.P. Cavafy, Constantine Contogenis, Howard Skrill

Washington (wsq) dripping red by Howard Skrill

He said he banged into a wall… or fell down.
There was no doubt some other reason
for his wound, his bandaged shoulder.

Filed Under: Featured Poetry, Poetry Posted On: August 4, 2022

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