Poesía completa

Die Kunst, Ganzheit mit wenigen alltäglichen Worten zu erfassen: Haikus, kurze dreizeilige Verse aus fünf - sieben - fünf Silben, entsprechend der Zen-Tradition des Fernen Ostens. Für ein tieferes Verständnis dieser lyrischen Form verlangt es schließlich noch der Kenntnis der tragenden Symbole der fernöstlichen Kultur. Die hier vorgestellten Haikus auf Spanisch und Deutsch zollen Tribut an ihren Ursprung und bleiben dennoch gegenwärtig.

Como venida de todos los naufragios, la poeta cubana Ariatna Zayas se confiesa firme en su segundo poemario. Pasión y entrega laten en estos versos desnudos. Un alma tenaz, femenina, profundamente meditabunda se asienta entre estas páginas. En una sucesión de espejos que se bifurcan prevalece una voz madura, abierta al futuro, que despoja el verso de todo lo redundante y excesivo. No sin dolor, encuentra la savia de la palabra precisa para subrayar la antinomia que sustenta sus razones —fragilidad y resistencia—. En un mundo que exhibe la disolución del ser en la nada o el caos, este...

These poems are about Love, Life and Living. The world is seen as a beautiful, complex and diverse place. These poems provide a picturesque view of the world. Love is beautiful when the going is good and terrible when it goes bad, leading to heartaches, nervous breakdown and sometimes even death. It can make or mare a man and has been the reason for the downfall of some notable successful men. Life is mysterious. Full of ups and down and has different stages which I prefer to call part 1, part 2 and for some people, part 3. The only constant thing in life is change and as each day comes with...

This is a Spanish-language edition of The Latin Deli, Judith Ortiz Cofer's prizewinning collection of short stories, personal essays, and poems. A work rich in longing, love, and remembrance, El deli latino opens a door into the lives of the Puerto Rican immigrants who live in or near an urban New Jersey tenement known as "El Building." The book was selected by Rita Dove, Ashley Montague, and Henry Louis Gates Jr. to receive the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, which recognizes work that has made "important contributions to our understanding of racism or our appreciation of the rich diversity of...