Poems of My Night

by Cynthia Pelayo

Overview

Cynthia Pelayo constructs a narrative in her poetry in response to the work of Jorge Luis Borges that examines the themes and subsequent consequences of insomnia, death, and blindness. There's a visionary quality to her work that dances along the line between the present world that we inhabit and the other world that lingers beyond the veil. Her poetry folds back this blanket of darkness, and shows readers the quiet violence and beauty that hides beneath waiting to be exposed, experienced, and encompassed.

Pelayo showcases this scream of silence through an urban and metaphysical night as she reflects on the spiritual, the occult, and the everyday happenings that become extraordinary in their own rights. Her poems are sermons, prayers to the voices that surround us in the dark, and comforts to those who watch over us as we sleep. Her style is honest, raw, and her voice will leave readers asking questions about what waits for them in the beyond, and whether or not their sins and frustrations are trapping them in the here and now. She shows us that all too often, there is nothing to be scared of when the sun goes down, but that sometimes, we have every reason to be afraid, especially as we enter her world of blackness and decay, of smudged fingerprints and burnt pictures. These poems are cautionary tales for those who choose not to cover their eyes, warnings for those who refuse to find the light. And when our dreams come to roost, when our sleep eases us in, Pelayo shows us what nightmares are made of, and why there are some stories we can never escape.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935738886
Publisher:	Raw Dog Screaming Press
Publication date:	09/14/2016
Pages:	122
Sales rank:	1,034,548
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.29(d)

About the Author

Cynthia "Cina" Pelayo is an International Latino Book Award winning and three-time Bram Stoker Awards(R) nominated poet and author.She is the author of LOTERIA, SANTA MUERTE, THE MISSING, and POEMS OF MY NIGHT, all of which have been nominated for International Latino Book Awards. POEMS OF MY NIGHT was also nominated for an Elgin Award. Her recent collection of poetry, INTO THE FOREST AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH explores true crime, that of the epidemic of missing and murdered women in the United States, and was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award and Elgin Award.Her modern day horror retelling of the Pied Piper fairy tale, CHILDREN OF CHICAGO was released by Agora / Polis Books, and won an International Latino Book Award for Best Mystery (2021).She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Columbia College, a Master of Science in Marketing from Roosevelt University, a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is a Doctoral Candidate in Business Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.Cina was raised in inner city Chicago, where she still lives.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

PRIMERO: POEMS OF THE NIGHT
Forjadura 15
Amanecer 16
Un patio 17
Calle con almacén rosado 18
Una despedida 19
Afterglow 20
Inscripcion sepulcral 21
Remordimiento por cualquier muerte 22
El general va en cocoche al muere 23
La noche que en el sur lo velaron 24
La noche de San Juan 25
Casa juicio final 26
Dreamtigers 27
Insomnio 28
La noche ciclica 29
Poema conjetural 30
Del infierno y del cielo 31
Museo 32
El poeta declara su nombradia 33
Poema de los dones 34
La luna 35
Arte poetica 37
Los espejos 38
Limites 39
El golem 40
Alguien 41
Donde se habran ido 42
El sueno 43
El sucida 44
Elegia 45
The unending rose 46
Ein traum 47
Signos 48
Endymion on Latmos 49
Ni siquiera soy polvoI 50
Un sabado 51
Adan es tu ceniza 52
Historia de la noche 53
La joven noche 54
Dos formas de insomnio 55
Poema 56
Yesterdays 57
El sueno 58
Los suenos 59
Un sueno 60
Alguien sonara 61
Sueno sonado en Edimburgo 62
El caballo 63
Una pesadilla 64
Doomsday 65
Midgarthormr 66
Inferno, V, 129 67
Elegia de un parque 68
Haiku 69
La cifra 70
Milonga del muerto 71
El don 72
Maestro 73

SECONDARIO: COLLECION DE POEMAS
El hacedor 76
Un dialogo sobre un dialogo 77
Espejos cubiertos 78
Argumentum ornithologicum 80
La cautiva 81
The plot 82
The witness 83
Amoras anticipation 84
Jactancia de quietud 85
Manuscrito hallado de un libro de Joseph Conrad 86
Adrogue 87
Una rosa amarilla 89
Mi vida entera 90
Sunset Over Villa Ortega 91
Las cosas 92
La pesadilla 93
El remordimiento 94
A un gato 95
Yo (I) 96
Elegia de un parque 97
Sala vacia 98
Curso de los recuerdos 99
No eres los otros 101
Los enigmas 102
A quien ya no es joven 103
El instante 104
El reloj de arena 105
Borges y yo 107
La lluvia 108
Mexico 109
El Borges 110
El Punal 111
Una brujula 112
A quien esta leyendome 113
A una moneda 114
Al hijo 115
Fragments from an Apocryphal Gospel 116
Nostalgia del presente 118