Simi

28 WLT AUTUMN 2021 a POETRY Two Quechua Poems Simi by Olivia Reginaldo Simi Kay simiy ruwasqaykita atipanchu qilla qalluy qulluypaq qillqan Kay simiy kasqaykita kamarikunchu chukchu kichka chikan kanchu Kay simiy ripusqaykita aypanchu nanayniy ninay niy nina Simi My words cannot conjure the things you do my idle tongue writes toward a vanishing My words cannot enclose all that you are a trembling of thorns absolutes exist nowhere My words are no match for your retreat give voice to my affliction say fire Translation from the Quechua By Alison Krögel Olivia Reginaldo (Huancavelica, Perú) is an editor and contributing writer for the Atuqpa Chupan Quechua-language literary magazine. Reginaldo’s Quechualanguage poetry has been featured in various literary and academic publications in Latin America, the US, and Europe. She is currently completing postgraduate studies in “plurilingualism and interculturality” at the University of Strasbourg, France. Editorial note: The Quechua original first appeared in Revista OJO X OJO 1 (2021), © by Olivia Reginaldo

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