Description
Poetry. Drama. Latinx Studies. Translated from the Spanish by Keith Ekiss, Sonia P. Ticas, and Mauricio Espinoza. "After the flowering of a day's journey, / clover abandons the perfume's tribe / and in winter stretches out greenly. / Am I more than clover, or less than space?..."
Volume III of THE FIRE'S JOURNEY concludes with Ion supervising the construction and reconstruction of a great cathedral, the house of light designed to repel the Void. What remains for Ion in Volume IV is to celebrate his victory over Chaos, to seek recognition as "the maker of all things," and to pass along the sacred word to humankind. In The Return, we quickly realize that Ion is not alone in the world as a maker. Odio introduces a minor pantheon of gods from diverse religions, and her own invention, who accompany Ion and Dedalus on their way to the celebration. Together, they advance toward the city in anticipation of a celebration of all things.
"The cardinal virtue of Eunice Odio's works is their exceptional quality, immersed in a captivating and evocative atmosphere that rewards sensitive souls with inner experiences that open up into wide horizons. Her masterpiece, the magnificent metaphysical poem 'El tránsito de fuego,' is one of the greatest works of poetry of all time."—Peggy von Mayer Chaves
Author Bio
Eunice Odio is considered the leading Costa Rican poet of the twentieth century. She was born in the capital of San José in 1919 and began her career reading poems on Costa Rican radio under the pseudonym Catalina Mariel. Famed for her beauty and fierce temperament, she traveled and lived throughout Central America and the United States before settling for much of her life in Mexico City. In addition to her poetry, Odio was the author of short stories and numerous political and cultural essays. She died in Mexico City in 1974. Her complete works were published by the University of Costa Rica in 1996. A total of four volumes of THE FIRE'S JOURNEY, a much-neglected masterpiece of 20th- century Latin American poetry, will be published by Tavern Books in an English translation for the first time.
Author City: San Jos‚ COS