Poetry of Gonzalinho da Costa

SEVEN TIMES A DAY The series of poems, “Seven Times a Day,” is inspired by Psalm 119:164: “Seven times a day I praise you.” Each of t...

I eat dry bread… I eat dry bread in the desert: It tastes like a cake of dust. I breathe in and out powdery clouds: Nostrils sin...

FORT SANTIAGO To José Rizal I visited your cold, stone prison. Bereft of spirit, Empty of words. Your cell rang like footsteps...