A winner of the prestigious poetry award named for the Nobel laureate Octavio Paz—in a special bilingual edition featuring English and Spanish translations.
These poems were written during days spent clearing river debris while living along the Hudson River in Manhattan after moving from Venezuela. However, the global perspective is clearly shown with poems that speak of the wanderings of a nomadic subject who erases and rewrites in an imaginary landscape.
The Paz Prize for Poetry is presented by the National Poetry Series and The Center at Miami Dade College. This annual award—named in the spirit of the late Nobel Prize–winning poet, Octavio Paz—honors a previously unpublished book of poetry written originally in Spanish by an American resident.
“Di Donato's poetry exhibits a tremendous control of language...She is both ancient and contemporary. . . a vital poet who honors the memory of Octavio Paz.” —Victor Hernández Cruz
(Group read suggestion from Mia DeGiovine Chaveco, book club co-founder.)