Poetry Monday: A Woman Sleeps on an Island by Marjorie Agosín

Today’s poem is “A Woman Sleeps on an Island” by Chilean-American poet Marjorie Agosín. You can read the English translation by Cola Franzen, as well as the original poem in Spanish, HERE.

You can even try listening to the audio version!

There are many layers to this poem, but perhaps the most obvious is the metaphor that compares the woman to an island. What images does the poet use to describe the woman as she becomes the island? What can we learn about the woman from these images?