Rafael Jesús González

Born in the bicultural/bilingual setting of El Paso, Texas/Juárez, Chihuahua, attended the University of Texas El Paso, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, & the University of Oregon. Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing & Literature, taught at the University of Oregon, Western State College of Colorado, Central Washington State University, the University of Texas El Paso, and Laney College, Oakland where he founded the Mexican and Latin American Studies Dept.

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Full moon of the Dog Year 4716

Japan, c. 1890

Full Moon of the Dog Year 4716

Ball thrown to the sky,

the dog howls at the full moon

anxious for its fall

and to chase it wherever

to bring and lay at our feet.

Luna llena del Año del Perro 4716

Pelota lanzada al cielo,

el perro aúlla a la luna plena

ansioso a que caiga

y seguirla a dondequiera

para traerla y ponerla a nuestros pies.

by Li Huayi

Rafael Jesús González

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Full moon of the Dog Year 4716

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