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The Window
by Jaime Torres Bodet
translated by George Kearns

The Cortland Review
This magazine features Ecuadorian poet and Ambassador Jorge Carrera Andrade, who, like Bodet, juggled a literary career and a life in politics. Click on Real audio to hear a short lecture on Andrade. Read and listen to Andrade's poem "The Clock," dedicated to Bodet and compare it to "The Window." In the Web Links Activity Log, explain why you think Andrade may have dedicated "The Clock" to Bodet.

 


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