Isles of firm ground /
The poems of Ignacio Ruiz-P̌rez reflect a world precariously dependent on the word, but also transfixed by the word. They express a metaphysical shift where the laws of heaven and earth are suspended, transformed into a terrain of the journey inward, reflecting a cosmos of the self. The simplicity o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Text in English and Spanish. |
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Dallas :
Phoneme Media, an imprint of Deep Vellum,
[2022].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The poems of Ignacio Ruiz-P̌rez reflect a world precariously dependent on the word, but also transfixed by the word. They express a metaphysical shift where the laws of heaven and earth are suspended, transformed into a terrain of the journey inward, reflecting a cosmos of the self. The simplicity of these poems never fail to resonate, reflecting a profound investigation of the world on an elemental level. Ruiz-P̌rez's poetry very often reads like the discovery of a formula, an algebra of poetic inquiry that draws together references to Edgar Allen Poe, William Blake and Alejandra Pizarnik. Deftly translated by poet Mike Soto, these poems express a singular vision of the abundance of the world as well as the void, but in these poems even the void is begged to speak. |
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| Physical Description: | 219 pages ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1646051297 9781646051298 |