Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin's Quote - My father, when he went, made my childhood a gift of a half a cent

My father, when he went, made my childhood a gift of a half a century. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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