Pondering the Duende — Image by kenne
I write not because of an ability,
but because of an inspiration, a magic, a fire inside
that garners an alliance with my demons and angels.
“Thus duende is a power and not a behavior,
it is a struggle and not a concept.
I have heard an old master guitarist say:
‘Duende is not in the throat;
duende surges up from the soles of the feet.’
Which means it is not a matter of ability,
but of real live form;
of blood;
of ancient culture;
of creative action.”
— Federico Garcia Lorca
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conversations lost
conversations
from the past
lost
in the images
of memories
amassed
only to return
on the backs
of death
resurrected
by poets
serving only
to introduce
images
of what was
like water
returning
from a fountain’s
reservoir
only
to be reborn
again
and again
and again
— kenne
Nice words on Duende. Check out my blog, michadam.wordpress.net, which tells the personal story behind the writing of my upcoming novel, Child of Duende. I write because of inspiration, because of Duende…
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