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Book SynopsisA lyrical collection of the finest poems by a leading Mexican poet, superbly translated for English readers
Trade Review“María Baranda is a masterful poet and one of Mexico’s strongest voices. Filled with surprise and intelligence, her work addresses the eternal questions.”—Jennifer Clement, president of PEN International and author of
The Widow Basquiat“These are magmatic, furiously imaginative poems refracting the delirious Baroque lucidity of poets such as Góngora and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and the restless vitality of the Americas. Language is their searing truth.”—Mónica de la Torre, Brooklyn College
“Rilke claimed that the mystery resides in the aura of a poem, in what it radiates around it without verbal formulation. I think it is this kind of mystery that is perceived in María Baranda’s poetry, made of glimpses, visions, sometimes clairvoyance, because she sees deeper and further than most of us.”—Fabienne Bradu, author of
Antioneta“María Baranda’s sequences spiral in the most marvelous ways. With each turn, her language dazzles, aches, leaps. With each turn, her language makes visible human mysteries that ripple through private and public histories. Her imagination is prodigious, earth-rich, and singular.”—Eduardo C. Corral, author of
Slow Lightning
