Poems from a critically acclaimed Cuban writer available in English
for the first time. Â Imbued with a sensuality reminiscent of
the work of Anaïs Nin, Wendy Guerra’s Delicates takes readers on
an exhilarating journey through the cities of love, where women
leave their bodies “in the showers of men,” marking their
territory “like animals in heat,” their panties “saturated
with sand and a sidereal isolating odor.” Guerra’s shocking
metaphors and images invite us to enter her gallery of striking and
provoking poems where we witness a flight through the air from a
thirty-fourth-story window and a woman’s pilgrimage to the salt
flats “to taste the pink in stones” on her lover’s behalf.
Guerra’s relationship with her native Cuba—much like her
relationships with men—is complex and multilayered. Her work
confronts the realities of a political system that doesn’t
celebrate artistic freedom. Here we have a new way of looking at a
woman, an artist, a country, and the colonizers of that country. In
these music-infused poems, Guerra shares with us her hard-won
truths. Â
General
| Imprint: |
Seagull Books London Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Wendy Guerra
• Nancy Naomi Carlson
• Esperanza Hope Snyder
|
| Dimensions: |
9 x 6mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
72 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80309-166-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-80309-166-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781803091662 |
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