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Spotlight on the word / Astrid Cabral ; translated from Portuguese by Alexis Levitin.

Van Pelt Library PQ9698.13.A2 S66 2026
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cabral, Astrid, 1936- author.
Contributor:
Levitin, Alexis, translator.
Standardized Title:
Palavra na Berlinda. English
Language:
English
Portuguese
Subjects (All):
Brazilian poetry--21st century.
Brazilian poetry.
Physical Description:
127 pages ; 23 cm
Edition:
First Edition
Place of Publication:
New York : World Poetry, 2026.
Summary:
"In her late-career examination of language, poetry, and song, renowned Brazilian poet and environmentalist Astrid Cabral focuses on the mystery and elusiveness of the very building blocks of her endeavor" -- Back cover.
Contents:
Spotlight on the word. Spotlight on the word
Triple place
Poetry asks for my hand
Poetry
Poem
Birth
Garden of words
Ravished moments
Ephemera
Aesthetics
Foot on the ground
Poet
Poets cling to the shadows
Anonymous
Media
Envying Vishnu
Obstacle
Basting the fable
Cross-eyed ways
Babylon on the beach
Birdish
The poem takes the floor
Crossword puzzle
Raw necessity
Certain words
Biting
Abstract words
On paper
Word
Poetry/fiction
Translations
Markings
Glimpses
The other side. Silence
Unbaptized
Current of silence
Web of silence
In the orbit of silence
Root of silence
Coelacanth
Silent language
Vegetal stillness
Hypothetical interlocutor
Gaze of the poet
So many words
Dialogue
A certain kingdom
The accused
In the secret ocean
Could there be silence?
Let us call the oxen
Absent from the feast.
ISBN:
1954218486
9781954218482
OCLC:
1606105585
Publisher Number:
90105157686

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