The following paired poetry and visual art works are part of 40 such pairings in the Columbia (Missouri) Art League’s Interpretations IV celebration. “Farewell to a Daughter Returning to Mother Africa” is pared-down from a bilingual poem that first appeared in The Corazón Land Review (Latino Literature of the Heartland, St Louis MO, Christopher Chablé, editor), Issue 3, Fall 2015, pages 8 and 10. The Spanish version, “Despedida Africana,” appeared on pages 9 and 11.
