Description
Book SynopsisAn exciting new collection of poems by “one of the Spanish-speaking world’s greatest living writers” (
LA Review of Books)
Trade Review"In his vast oeuvre, Aridjis has produced many works that confront apocalyptic times." -- Carlos Fonseca - LA Review of Books
"Homero Aridjis’s poems open a door into the light." -- Seamus Heaney
"Aridjis is a poet of great vitality and originality." -- W. S. Merwin
"A great flame passes through the words, the poetry, of Homero Aridjis, who sets reality alight in images that at once illuminate and consume it, making life a sister of dream. Homero is a great poet; our century has great need of him." -- Yves Bonnefoy
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Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence, which includes selections from Aridjis’s four most recent collections, along with previously unpublished poetry, is a significant addition to an already important body of work.... The collection’s title poem will likely endure as one of the great gems that the now 82-year-old Aridjis produced in his late period. It’s simultaneously philosophical and surreal but nonetheless retains an intense sensuality and presence of being that anchors it in earthly realities." -- André Naffis-Sahely - The Poetry Foundation
