Poetry
Las cosas por su nombre
Not translated into English
Rigoberto Paredes · 1978
Synopsis
Poems in which intimate conflicts and social conflicts intermingle, with irony, humour and irreverence, against the pompous diction of ceremonial poetry. “Memorial”, “Contraseñas”, “Queridos amigos” or “Lección de cívica” question the history of Honduras; elsewhere, eroticism is expressed with joy, and “Gajes del oficio” mocks the over-polite poet who thinks himself above the flesh.
Context
The collection appeared in Tegucigalpa in 1978; it is its author's second book. The critic Hernán Antonio Bermúdez had written a review of it as early as 1976, in Bogotá: he saw in it the move towards a sharper poetic identity, and compared its criticism of Honduran history with that of Roque Dalton. The book precedes Fuego lento, published in 1989, which is held by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Who it is for
Brief poems in Spanish, with no translation of this collection; the language, direct and ironic, requires no prior knowledge.
Prizes and reception
Selected by Hernán Antonio Bermúdez among the ten books he recommends from Honduran literature, in 2020.
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