Portrait

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Dora Maar and the secret Jewelry of Picasso

Posted by Carmen Lobo✔ ⋅ March 1, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Dora Maar and Pablo Picasso In the winter of 1935 Picasso became intimately involved with Dora Maar, a stunningly beautiful, passionate and acutely intelligent young woman. Dora’s influence was to stimulate one of the most innovative periods of his career. His personal life was in turmoil when they met: he had broken up with his … Continue reading →

Two English Poems to a woman- Jorge Luis Borges

Posted by Carmen Lobo✔ ⋅ October 28, 2013 ⋅ 3 Comments

“I inscribe this book to I.J.: English, innumerable and an Angel. Also: I offer her that kernel of myself that I have saved, somehow – the central heart that deals not in words, traffics not with dreams and is untouched by time, by joy, by adversities” TWO ENGLISH POEMS Por Jorge Luis Borges (1934) I. The … Continue reading →

Beatriz – Mario Benedetti

Posted by Carmen Lobo✔ ⋅ November 17, 2012 ⋅ Leave a comment

Beatriz (Una palabra enorme) Mario Benedetti Libertad es una palabra enorme. Por ejemplo, cuando terminan las clases, se dice que una está en libertad. Mientras dura la libertad, una pasea, una juega, una no tiene por qué estudiar. Se dice que un país es libre cuando una mujer cualquiera o un hombre cualquiera hace lo … Continue reading →