A Tradition of Rupture Of Being Dispersed

A Tradition of Rupture Of Being DispersedAlejandra Pizarnik Since the publication of her 1955 debut poetry collection, The Most Foreign Country, Alejandra Pizarnik has captivated the imaginations of many of Latin Americas most celebrated twentieth century writers, from Octavio Paz and Julio Cortzar to Roberto Bolao and Ral Zurita. Over the last several years, the majority of Pizarniks poetry has been translated into English, garnering enormous acclaim in the U. S. and abroad, yet her

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making it a magisterial edition of Césaire’s surrealist masterpiece

one that moves outwards beyond the realm of relationships and into metaphysics

R’s Boat

We are uprooted and yet everywhere roots are spreading far and wide

singing—as a ‘battered woman’ from a working-class neighborhood

architecture

A way towards life

enemies and lovers - be touched and held

These are her alphabetical diaries

The Common

This is a book of mourning