7. La matraca

~ Ernesto Priego
La matraca lotería card number 7
Imagen ® Novedades Montecarlo S.A.

For Paty

In my language, 
cog rattle, noisemaker, 
ratchet:

Signal to noise
Arabic: from  مَطْرَق‎ 
maṭraq

stick, hammer, chatterbox
to knock, bang, 
strike.

Aramaic: from טרק‎ 
to hit, sting, 
bite, 

close a door, 
mix. Talmud:
pakia? 

What is a 
madra? Rav Papa 
says: 

An Arabian whip 
whose end
is

split.

Suena la matraca
noisy, fun,
old.

Every 
sound comes 
from somewhere else.

What
fortunes will
the racket bring?

Published by Ernesto Priego

I'm a lecturer, researcher and editor. I'm interested in many things and do work in many areas. I'm into human-computer interaction design, digital humanities, comics studies, scholarly communications, open access, open data, ethics, public health, politics, media, journalism, human rights. You can follow me on Twitter @ernestopriego.