FRUITS
© Farouk Asvat
There
are dripping litchis in your kisses
Cold
grapes exploding in the mouth
Oh
the dripping watermelon of your pubis
The
pomegranate rubies of your lips
The
pears of breasts
The
orchards of pleasure
The
vineyards of forgetfulness
Oh
how I yearn
For
the cemeteries of parting
© farouk asvat
composed: 1985 [johannesburg, south africa under #apartheid
]
[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:
●
Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
●
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
●
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
●
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
●
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
●
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
●
This Masquerade (short stories)
●
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
●
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
● In The House Of Love (novel)*
●
Weapons Of Words (literary criticism)
¨ all my books are now available
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¨ A CELEBRATION OF FLAMES by FAROUK ASVAT
§ WINNER OF THE VITA AWARD
""A
Celebration of Flames" is a powerful, impassioned call. The sanity
and courage of this collection arises from the poet's unique experiential
perceptions of his milieu, making him one of the few who can write about these
traumatic times with such lucidity and lyricism. The strength of Farouk Asvat's
poetry lies in the way he intertwines the complex elements of social and
political conflicts with intense personal relationships. The wide tonal range
extends from sensual and delicate insights into the nature of passion to the
satiric and humorous use of slang."
● Vita Award citation
"Like
hesitating snowflakes his words are fascinating in their capricious wilfulness -
like unexpected strokes of a whip."
● Susanne Baackmann, University Of
Albuquerque, USA
"His love
poetry soars with an intense sensitivity, it celebrates lyrically the joys of a
most exquisite sensuousness."
● Marcia Leveson,
University Of The Witwatersrand, The Indicator
""A
Celebration of Flames" (is) a powerful, impassioned call. I admire the sanity and courage of this. Your position and perception make you one of
the few who can write on this subject without obscenity."
● Lionel Abrahams,
editor Purple Renoster & Sesame
"The legend
of poet extraordinaire Farouk Asvat: - like vintage wine, proper poetry matures
with time, and like vintage art the voice and wisdom of a poet worth the name
is timeless."
● Mphutlane wa
Bofelo, kagablog
"you almost
catch your breath at some of the stanzas - you can re-read it several times and
be struck by new ideas, metaphors, elegiac surprises, and the heartfelt
poignancy "
● Aggrey Klaaste,
editor Sowetan
"Out of an angry silence, a polished poet is born."
● Anton Harber,
editor Weekly Mail
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● VRUCHTEN
Dutch translation by © Irene Scheltes
In jouw kussen druppen lychee
Koude druiven barsten open in de mond
O, de guavagelei van de pubers
De peren van borsten
De hoven van plezier
De wijngaarden van vergetelheid
O, wat smacht ik
Naar de kerkhoven van scheiding
Dutch translation by kind permission of ©
Irene Scheltes
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● ΦΡΟΥΤΑ
Greek
translation by © Paulos Ioannou
Τα φιλιά σου στάζουν λίτσης
Κρύα σταφύλια που εκρήγνυνται στο στόμα
Ω το στάλαγμα του ηβικού οστού
Τα αχλάδια του στήθους
Τα περιβόλια της ηδονής
Τα αμπέλια της λησμονιάς
Ω πόσο λαχταρώ
Για τα νεκροταφεία του χωρισμού
Greek translation by kind permission of © Paulos Ioannou
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[] acknowledgements:
Fruits was previously published in:
A Celebration Of
Flames (donker, p49, 1987);
A Celebration of Flames (heller fund, uc berkeley, california, usa, p41,
1988);
Vruchten:
Dutch translation by Irene Scheltes (1989);
ΦΡΟΥΤΑ : Greek translation
by © Paulos
Ioannou (2022);
A Celebration Of
Flames (piquant publications, p60, 2007);
A
Celebration Of Flames (kindle, 2014);
A
Celebration Of Flames (amazon paperback, p59, 2014).
* The pomegranate rubies of your lips: added 17.04.2012
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