CAHSS Faculty Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia
Title
Along the Way: Love, Life and Death in the Poetry of Claribel Alegría
Event Name
96th AATSP Conference
Event Location
Panama City, Panama
Department
Department of Literature and Modern Languages
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Presentation Date
7-8-2014
Date Range:
2014-07-08 to 2014-07-11
Description
Though much of her literature centers on Central America’s brutal history, in her poetry collections, Saudade and Soltando amarras, Claribel Alegría (Nicaragua, 1924) offers readers an intimate look at love, life and death. These works reveal a mature poetic voice that looks back at life’s joys and losses and conveys a vivid awareness of one’s future mortality. Alegría reworks classical and religious figures to reflect upon the notion of life as a journey during which writing becomes indispensable.
NSUWorks Citation
Fuentes, Yvette and Cerasani, G., "Along the Way: Love, Life and Death in the Poetry of Claribel Alegría" (2014). CAHSS Faculty Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia. 35.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cahss_facpres/35
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