Poemas para leer en una pantalla de 5’’

Blas de Otero (1916-1979) preparo personalmente esta seleccion de sus escritos para la "inmensa mayoria." En ellos aparece una voz lirica, rotunda y directa, sin concesiones al esteticismo que, en su compromiso con el pueblo, fue siempre vehiculo eficaz. Duro de aristas, pero de una riqueza interna sorprendente.

The vision begins with a river. From this river, you can see a village, marine life, and ancestral rituals. It is here that you recognize origins, and a poison beginning to spread through paradise. Suddenly, a premonition: a wounded animal. The certainty of war cries. What you take with you is what you become, each movement a gamble, a lottery of life that transforms you until this moment, when uncertainty becomes an ally. Lotería: Nocturnal Sweepstakes is a collection of deeply evocative coming-of-age poems that take the reader on a voyage through the intimate experiences of displacement....

A ti, donde quiera que estés, creador de pasiones prueba de ilusiones. Tu alma los escribió mi mano tan sólo los plasmó. Hoy te pertenecen, porque reguardecen eso único que llamamos AMOR.

A winner of the 2008 National Poetry Series mtvU Prize offers a playful yet serious collection of poems that explore the richness of her cultural and linguistic heritage, which spans from Mexico to the Philippines; defend with vigor and humor the color purple; and analyze the insecurities of the letter “h”; among other things. Original. 15,000 first printing.