Alon Lischinsky

Weary Unseen dark water Birch-tree shapes etched in shadow Crows shade the dun grass A mossy twig falls, Makes ripples on a shallow pool Wet bells in dim woods Wanton lilies, pale Folds of sorcery shining Iridescent spells A nut, a root, shards Of withered oakwood creak With midnight rumbles Overhead darkens A dome of tattered cotton Screams and fades at last

Alon Lischinsky was born in Jerusalem, Israel, on 1978. Having moved to Argentina, he grew up in Corrientes. Since 1995 he's a student of Philosophy in the Argentinean Catholic University at Buenos Aires. He writes poetry and fiction since his early childhood. His work was awarded the ADEEPRA national prize for Literature in 1993 and 1994, and has appeared in various journals, including the National Anthology of Young Writers '93 and '94. Some of his work in English has been selected for publication in Caveat Lector.