'Brotherhood: Homage to Claudius Ptolemy'- a Poem by Octavio Paz
Hello Friends... Sure, we all are doing well... Be careful, we must stay fit and shouldn't fall ill getting our studies affected. We shall eat and drink healthy, exercise regularly, and won't avoid our domestic and social responsibilities. And whatever time we get for ourselves at the end of the day, we must study hard for most of the time, so that we learn to think... and learn. We simply cannot afford to stop thinking, for we are learners, and we are the chosen ones who got the scope to learn... Let's learn to think first... The English Translation Today, we are going to study Brotherhood, a poem by Octavio Paz, the great Mexican poet. The text which we are going to study was translated from Spanish into English by Eliot Weinberger. Let’s Listen to the Text First As usual, I would like you to listen to the poem first, before you start reading the text on your own. Listening helps you to pick up the appropriate pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation; and thus, is likel...