Lo que no te dije

I am discovering the love that I have for myself. I am finding comfort in being alone. I can take all that time to better myself and my craft. Both entities I have mentioned are improving tremendously. I have made a lot of mistakes, yes. I have said a lot of things that I had no business saying, yes. Through those errors is where the true growth comes in. I'm glad that I was singled out, or not paid any attention to. It gave me all the motivation that I needed. Thank you.

A narrative poem, in both English and Spanish, expressing the feelings while suffering from cancer as a guest at the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Tampa. It expresses the fear, anxiety, discomfort, sadness, happiness, hopes, and faith in God during the time of cancer treatment and afterward. The astonishment for the beauty, cleanliness, and comfort of the hope lodge, as well as deep appreciation and gratitude to the staff and volunteers that do almost the impossible to satisfy the sick. The ironic yearning of the place where the author passed his sick days and the desire to share...

Poemas sobre migrar, sobre lo que significa ser en el mundo, el amor y la muerte. En poesía prima la auto-ficción combinada con la autobiografía ¿qué otra cosa es la poesía?, en estos poemas de Claudia Jaramillo -poeta colombiana- editado por Perro Negro, cabe el realismo sucio, el nihilismo, la derrota interior y sobre todo el minimalismo.

La obra de Pedro Montealegre ha sido una de las propuestas más interesantes de la reciente poesía latinoamericana. A base de “poemas-remolino”, su potente y cautivadora escritura construye versos indomables e intensos, siempre cincelados hasta la perfección, que nos asoman al abismo de la existencia y al vértigo de una doliente lucha por la realización de la vida. En este volumen recuperamos Transversal, uno de sus mejores libros, agotado hace tiempo, y presentamos, por primera vez, la versión íntegra de Opus morbo, un impactante poemario escrito tras una larga enfermedad. Su...