Cell Mate

by Ana Merino

Poetry. Translated from the Spanish by Elizabeth Polli. "Ana Merino is one of the best contemporary Spanish poets, and CELL MATE is a wonderful place to start reading her. In these poems all of Ana's registers are the whimsical one some times, others the haunted one. Ana writes dark lullabies, fairy tales for grown ups, and she does it without losing the sense of childish wonder. How is that possible? Open the book"—Edmundo Paz-Soldan.

Genres: Poetry

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Alice in Booksland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Otro poemario de esta autora que me cautivó y aunque no sea tan bueno como el primero tiene pequeñas joyas de poemas jeje 😜

[Nicolle · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Para ser perfecta debería estar muerta muchas veces sin dejar de estar viva en la memoria de aquellos que me sueñan.”

Me gustaron mucho la verdad. No conocía a esta autora.

[Juan Medina · Rating 4 out of 5]

"... y despertar
transformada en un ser
que ha sido precipicio."
AM

[Ani · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want to punch the translator in the stomach, but even through the clunk and the grind of the translation, I can tell it's lovely. I'd read the original if I could get my hands on it!