March 14, 2003 for the Reforma newspaper by René Peñaloza With the enthusiasm -almost stubbornness- to carry out any cultural project in Mexico, the Tecnogeist reaches its fourth edition. Beyond…
MUSICAL REVIEWS
Distrito Artificial: listening without prejudices
January 24, 2003 for the Reforma newspaper by René Peñaloza “To see is to forget the name of what we see”, used to say Paul Valery. Following the logic of…
POETRY AND STORY
23 Staples
by René Peñaloza Galván Twenty-three staplesRise 8 along My diaphragm Twenty-three stepsOn a stairwellTo redemptionOr its cousinSelf-deception Twenty three bindsOn a wounded MonsterOf boundless interjection Twenty three fastened AmensThat say it is…
The Temple of Dandor (@the MET)
by René Peñaloza Galván Your eyes like two bright beaconsAtop your smiling cheekbonesShine upon the sandy stonesAnd I can almost seeThe ghosts of priestsGrasping at so manyUnanswered prayersAnd hear the…
Where did I go?
by René Peñaloza Galván Awake on a reclining bedMy insides felt like snow(No more? made?) fluids in hollow needlesThinking where did I go?
Chorus (?)
At the temple of DandorIs where I found my soulFloating face down in the NileBloated with all I did wrong. At the temple of DandorThere she fished out my soulThere…