Poetry in Translation

You Foolish Men by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

Sep 26, 2025

What kind of mind is odder than his who mists a mirror and then complains that it’s not clear.

2 Comments

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro

I've read poems about her, but never read her poetry

Janet Still aka pen names

So true...the meaning of these verses.

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