{"id":31145,"date":"2017-07-24T10:35:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T10:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/?p=31145"},"modified":"2017-07-24T10:35:31","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T10:35:31","slug":"mere-taito-poduri-lirice-poetical-bridges-poeme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/2017\/07\/24\/mere-taito-poduri-lirice-poetical-bridges-poeme\/","title":{"rendered":"Mere Taito: Poduri Lirice – Poetical Bridges (poeme)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Mere Taito este de pe insula Rotuman. Insularii Rotuman sunt indigenii de pe Insula Rotuma. Mere s-a mutat \u00een Noua Zeeland\u0103 \u00een 2007 din Fiji \u015fi locuie\u015fte \u00een Hamilton. Crea\u0163ia ei a ap\u0103rut \u00een \u201eLandfall<\/em>, a fine line, Take Me to Bed\u201d (TMTB) <\/em>\u015fi \u00een diverse alte antologii din Insulele din Pacific in Fiji.<\/p>\n

\n

Lucreaz\u0103 ca instructor de design la Institutul de Tehnologie din Waikato. Scrie c\u00e2nd timpul este bun cu ea.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mere Taito she is a Rotuman Islander. Rotuman Islanders are indigenous to the island of Rotuma. Mere moved to New Zealand in 2007 from Fiji. She lives in Hamilton. Her work has appeared in \u201eLandfall, a fine line, Take Me to Bed\u201d (TMTB), and various other Pacific Island writing anthologies in Fiji.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0She works as an Instructional Designer at the Waikato Institute of Technology (Learning Works). She writes when time is kind. <\/em><\/p>\n

\n

***<\/p>\n

BILINGV <\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

cu aceste cuvinte<\/p>\n

voi ridica bra\u0163ele \u00eempotriva ta<\/p>\n

voi urla un strig\u0103t de lupt\u0103 din acest loc al ruinei<\/p>\n

voi lovi con\u015ftiin\u0163a ta cu ura mea p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd s\u00e2ngereaz\u0103<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

ascult\u0103 engleza mea<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

cu aceste cuvinte<\/p>\n

te voi \u00eenf\u0103\u015fura cu grij\u0103 \u00eentr-o p\u0103tur\u0103 groas\u0103<\/p>\n

\u00een lini\u015fte \u00ee\u0163i voi \u00eemb\u0103ia picioarele \u00een ulei cald de cocos<\/p>\n

te voi c\u0103ra \u00een spate la casa mamei mele p\u00e2n\u0103 s\u00e2ngerez<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

ascult\u0103 rotumana mea.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE BILINGUAL <\/strong><\/p>\n

with these words
\ni will take up arms against you
\nscream a war cry from this place of ruin
\npummel your conscience with my rage until it bleeds<\/p>\n

hear my English<\/p>\n

with these words
\ni will carefully wrap you in a thick blanket
\nquietly bathe your feet in warm coconut oil
\ncarry you to my mother’s home on my back until I bleed<\/p>\n

hear my Rotuman<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

REGULAMENT <\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

ca s\u0103 iube\u015fti necondi\u0163ionat:<\/p>\n

creeaz\u0103 o lege<\/p>\n

completeaz\u0103 un formular<\/p>\n

scrie cite\u0163<\/p>\n

semneaz\u0103-\u0163i numele
\nca s\u0103 mori liber:<\/p>\n

ceart\u0103-te aprig cu o lege<\/p>\n

completeaz\u0103 un formular<\/p>\n

vorbe\u015fte cu convingere<\/p>\n

sufoc\u0103-\u0163i boala
\nca s\u0103 \u015fofezi o ma\u015fin\u0103:<\/p>\n

respect\u0103 o lege<\/p>\n

completeaz\u0103 un formular<\/p>\n

specific\u0103-i marca<\/p>\n

adnoteaz\u0103-i modelul<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

ca s\u0103 cumperi lapte:<\/p>\n

fii onest unei legi<\/p>\n

completeaz\u0103 un formular<\/p>\n

declar\u0103-\u0163i s\u0103r\u0103cia<\/p>\n

dezv\u0103luie orice avere<\/p>\n

ca s\u0103 salvezi un ora\u015f:<\/p>\n

verific\u0103 legea<\/p>\n

completeaz\u0103 un formular<\/p>\n

informeaz\u0103 inspectorul<\/p>\n

declar\u0103 o urgen\u0163\u0103<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

ca s\u0103 respiri\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 s\u0103 tresari<\/p>\n

s\u0103 te mi\u015fti\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 s\u0103 ca\u015fti<\/p>\n

s\u0103 te \u00eentinzi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 s\u0103 clipe\u015fti<\/p>\n

s\u0103 cazi<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

completeaz\u0103 toate aceste<\/p>\n

\u00een p\u2026 m\u0103-sii* de formulare<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

DUE PROCESS <\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

to love unconditionally:
\ncreate a law
\nfill a form
\nwrite legibly
\nsign your name<\/p>\n

to die freely:
\nquarrel heatedly with a law
\nfill a form
\nspeak with conviction
\ngasp your disease<\/p>\n

to drive a car:
\ncomply with a law
\nfill a form
\nstate its make
\nannotate it’s model<\/p>\n

to buy milk:
\nbe truthful to a law
\nfill a form
\ndeclare your poverty
\ndisclose any riches<\/p>\n

to save a town:
\ncheck in with a law
\nfill a form
\nnotify the Controller
\ndeclare an emergency<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

to breath\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to twitch
\nto move\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to yawn
\nto stretch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to blink
\nto fall<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

fill all these fucken* forms<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

PALEONTOLOGUL <\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

c\u00e2nd solda\u0163ii au venit<\/p>\n

c\u00e2nd ne-au d\u0103r\u00e2mat u\u015file<\/p>\n

c\u00e2nd l-au t\u00e2r\u00e2t pe Seru afar\u0103<\/p>\n

c\u00e2nd i-au cr\u0103pat buzele cu o pu\u015fc\u0103<\/p>\n

c\u00e2nd l-au c\u0103lcat pe Gus \u00een picioare<\/p>\n

c\u00e2nd au rupt pacea \u00een f\u00e2\u015fia noastr\u0103<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u0163i-am scris<\/p>\n

\u0163i-am scris \u015fi descris buc\u0103\u0163ile distruse<\/p>\n

te-am implorat<\/p>\n

te-am implorat s\u0103 aju\u0163i<\/p>\n

\u0163i-am cerut<\/p>\n

\u0163i-am cerut cea mai \u00eenfrico\u015f\u0103toare fiar\u0103<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

mi-ai scris<\/p>\n

mi-ai scris \u015fi mi-ai spus c\u0103-\u0163i pare nespus de r\u0103u<\/p>\n

ai spus<\/p>\n

ai spus c\u0103 toti T-rex au disp\u0103rut<\/p>\n

ai oferit<\/p>\n

mi-ai oferit o Moa \u00een schimb<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u0163i-am r\u0103spuns<\/p>\n

\u0163i-am spus mul\u0163umesc<\/p>\n

am refuzat<\/p>\n

am refuzat pentru c\u0103<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Moa nu era fl\u0103m\u00e2nd\u0103 de monstru<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

destul.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

PALAEONTOLOGIST <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

when the soldiers came<\/em><\/p>\n

when they kicked down our doors<\/em><\/p>\n

when they dragged Seru out<\/em><\/p>\n

when they cracked his lips with a rifle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

when they stomped on Gus<\/em><\/p>\n

when they broke the peace in our lane<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

i wrote you<\/em><\/p>\n

i wrote you and described the broken pieces<\/em><\/p>\n

i begged you<\/em><\/p>\n

i begged you to help<\/em><\/p>\n

i asked you<\/em><\/p>\n

i asked you for your scariest beast<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

you wrote me<\/em><\/p>\n

you wrote me and said you were deeply sorry<\/em><\/p>\n

you said<\/em><\/p>\n

you said the T-rexes were all gone<\/em><\/p>\n

you offered<\/em><\/p>\n

you offered me a Moa instead<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

i wrote back<\/em><\/p>\n

i said thank you<\/em><\/p>\n

i declined<\/em><\/p>\n

i declined because the<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Moa was not hungry of monster<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

enough. <\/em><\/p>\n

————————————–<\/p>\n

*Translated by Valentina Teclici<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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