Isles of firm ground / Ignacio Ruiz-Pérez ; translated by Mike Soto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruiz Pérez, Ignacio, 1976- author.

Contributor:

Soto, Mike, translator.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Mexican poetry--21st century.

Mexican poetry.

Genre:

Poetry.

Translations.

Physical Description:

219 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Dallas, Texas : Phoneme Media, an imprint of Deep Vellum, 2022.

Summary:

"The poems of Ignacio Ruiz-Pérez 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-Pérez'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"-- Amazon.

Notes:

Text in English and Spanish on facing pages.

Contains:

Ruiz Pérez, Ignacio, 1976- Islas de tierra firme.

Ruiz Pérez, Ignacio, 1976- Islas de tierra firme. English.

ISBN:

1646051297

9781646051298

OCLC:

1276849420

Publisher Number:

99994813385