Extracting the Stone of Madness

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Poems 1962 - 1972

By Alejandra Pizarnik

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Extracting the Stone of Madness collects the poignant poems of Alejandra Pizarnik from 1962 to 1972, along with selected posthumous works. Revered yet underappreciated in the U.S., Pizarnik’s verses delve into solitude, childhood, madness, and death, probing the shifting nature of self and the boundary between speech and silence. Inspired by literary figures marked by suffering and silence, her poetry offers an intense, haunting exploration of inner torment and existential mystery.
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This collection appeals to readers fascinated by introspective and avant-garde poetry, those interested in exploring profound themes of madness and silence, and admirers of modern Latin American literature and poetry aficionados seeking a deeply emotional and intense experience.

The first full-length collection in English by one of Latin America's most significant twentieth-century poets.

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Revered by the likes of Octavio Paz and Roberto Bolaño, Alejandra Pizarnik is still a hidden treasure in the U.S. Extracting the Stone of Madness: Poems 1962-1972 comprises all of her middle to late work, as well as a selection of posthumously published verse.

Obsessed with themes of solitude, childhood, madness, and death, Pizarnik explored the shifting valences of the self and the border between speech and silence. In her own words, she was drawn to "the suffering of Baudelaire, the suicide of Nerval, the premature silence of Rimbaud, the mysterious and fleeting presence of Lautréamont," as well as to the "unparalleled intensity" of Artaud's "physical and moral suffering."

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Praised by luminaries such as Octavio Paz and Roberto Bolaño, Pizarnik commands a "legendary prestige" (Cesar Aira) and crafts "brilliant, taut poems" (Flavorwire) that "flare up like deep, bright flames" (Publisher's Weekly). Her work is described as an "enormous wheel" in poetic form (Julio Cortazar) and leaves a profound legacy on Spanish-language poetry (The Argentina Independent). This bilingual edition reveals the exquisite range and rigor of her brief but powerful career (Booklist, Joshua Cohen).

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ISBN: 9780811223966

Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 May 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: New Directions Publishing Corporation

Contributors:

Translated by Yvette Siegert

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 142.0mm

Height: 218.0mm

Weight: 284g

Pages: 384

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Alejandra Pizarnik Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Poetry

About the Author

Alejandra Pizarnik (1936-1972) was a key figure in twentieth-century Argentine poetry. Yvette Siegert is a writer and translator based in New York.

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