I am that woman who lives with eyes open - Alfonsina Storni

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I am that woman who lives with eyes open

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About Alfonsina Storni

Alfonsina Storni (29 May 1892 – 25 October 1938) was an Argentine poet, essayist, and playwright. She is known for her contributions to Latin American literature and her early feminism. She killed herself by walking into the sea. Storni's works often explored themes of feminism, femininity, eroticism, and love.

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Alternative Names: Alfonsina Storni Martignoni • Tao Lao
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Occasionally my poetry is born
of the ideal.
Other times of the heart, and in a tempest
of distress.
Still others of a godlike thirst that begs
to speak.
But often, gentlemen, it’s authored by
my shallowness.
I am, like everything, a lowly mix
of the divine, the bestial.
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