Two in One: A Collection of Poems

By Walter Benavente

Two in One is a book of poetry, a compendium of my poems of the present and past through my personal experiences and feelings. My poetic expression is an invitation to reflection, in all what is surrounding us in this life, in the beauty of nature in its totality. The themes are diverse, and I do not have a definite form. Whenever I write in English, my poetry is merely in prose with some splotchy words in consonance, but when my inspiration is in Spanish, my poetry is totally in verse. Two in One is like two books in one, in two languages and in two forms: in verse and in prose. The translations of my poems from English to Spanish or vice versa are more directed to their essence or contents. The last poem or hymn was added as homage to FBC Mariano Melgar de Arequipa Per for its one hundredth anniversary, and it is only in Spanish.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 21, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503543744

Walter Benavente

Walter Benavente (Angel Walter-Gustavo-Tejada Benavente) was born in La Punta de Bombón, Arequipa-Perú. He attended La Universidad Ricardo Palma in Lima, Peru, and he holds a BA and master’s degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas. His poems have been included in national literary anthologies. As a youngster, he worked in the fields at his father's small ranch. In the USA, he has done manufacturing and warehousing jobs before working as a business manager and consultant and as an educator. He lives with his family in San Antonio, Texas, where he is working on other projects.

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Two in one is a book of poetry, a compendium of my poems of the present and past through my personal experiences and feelings. My poetic expression is an invitation to reflection, in all what is surrounding us in this life, in the beauty of nature in its totality. The themes are diverse and I do not have a definite form. Whenever I write in English, my poetry is merely in prose with some splotchy words in consonance, but when my inspiration is in Spanish my poetry if not, is totally in verse. Two in One is like two books in one, in two languages and in two forms: In Verse and in prose. The translations of my poems from English to Spanish or Vice-versa are more directed to their essence or contents. The last poem or Hymn was added as homage to FBC Mariano Melgar de Arequipa Perú for its 100 Anniversary, and it is only in Spanish.

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Dos en Uno es un libro de poesía, un compendio de mis poemas del presente y del pasado a través de mis experiencias y mi sentir. Mi expresión poética es más como una invitación a la reflexión sobre todo lo que nos circunda en esta vida, a la belleza de la naturaleza en su totalidad. Mi temática es variada y mi forma no es definida. Cuando escribo en Inglés, mi poesía es mas en prosa y salpicada de rimas; pero cuando mi inspiración es en Español, lo hago mayormente en verso. Dos en Uno, es en sí dos libros en uno, en dos lenguajes y en dos formas: En verso y en prosa. La traducción de mis poemas del Inglés al Español o viceversa no pretenden ser literalmente en el sentido de la palabra, es más una traducción pegada al espíritu de su contenido. El último poema o Himno fue añadido como un apéndice y como un homenaje al gran FBC Mariano Melgar de Arequipa, Perú por sus 100 años de Aniversario y opté por incluirlo solo en Español.

Copyright © 2015 by Walter Benavente.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2015902318

ISBN:      Hardcover     978-1-5035-4373-7

                Softcover      978-1-5035-4375-1

                eBook           978-1-5035-4374-4

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About the Book

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Prologue:

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Two in One: A Representation

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