The Invisible Bridge / El Puente Invisible: Selected Poems of Circe Maia

by Circe Maia, Jesse Lee Kercheval (Translator)

Overview

Translated by Jesse Lee Kercheval

A bilingual collection, The Invisible Bridge / El Puente Invisible brings together many of the luminous, deeply philosophical poems of Circe Maia, one of the few living poets left of the generation which brought Latin American writing to world prominence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780822981077
Publisher:	University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication date:	10/23/2015
Series:	Pitt Poetry Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	172
File size:	989 KB

About the Author

Circe Maia is a Uruguayan poet, essayist, translator, and teacher of philosophy. She is the author of eleven poetry collections, including Superficies, Breve Sol, and Dualidades. She has received the Medalla Delmira Agustini, 2013; the Premio Bartolome Hidalgo, 2010; the Premio Nacional de Poesia de Uruguay, 2007; and the 2015 Grand National Prize for Intellectual Work from Uruguay's Ministry of Culture and Education.

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction El puente The Bridge Por detrás de mi voz Behind My Voice Donde había barrancas Where There Were Steep Riverbanks Mojadas uvas. . . Wet Grapes . . . Vendrá un viento del sur A Wind from the South Is Coming Rechazos Refusals Palabras Words Nocturno Night Rostros Faces Regreso Return No habrá It Will Not Be Sonidos Sounds Posibilidades Possibilities Un cuadro de Lucho A Painting by My Brother Convalecencia Convalescence Posesión Possession Hoja Leaf La ventana The Window Vermeer Vermeer Klee Klee Cartas Letters Paradojas Paradoxes Casa abierta Open House El robo Robbery Pérdidas Losses La ciudad del sol The City of the Sun Signos Signs (?) (?) Encarnaciones Incarnations Prometeo Prometheus Cicatrices Scars Construcción de objetos Construction of Objects El palacio de jade verde The Palace of Green Jade Final The End Una horrible impresión A Horrible Shock Sí y no Yes and No Composiciones Compositions Discrepancias Discrepancies Las palabras The Words Ocurre It happens Voces en el comedor Voices in the Dining Room Periodística Journalism Traición Treason Entrevistas Interviews Lluvia de octubre October Rain ¿Qué enseñan? What Do They Teach? Discreción en Delft Discretion in Delft Calle lateral Side Street Prisionero Prisoner Opuestos Opposites Las cosas por su nombre. . . Things by Their Name . . . ¿Dónde? Where? In memoriam In Memoriam Breve sol Brief Sun Visita del arcángel Gabriel Visit of the Archangel Gabriel Diferencia Difference Sobre el llegar un poco tarde On Arriving a Little Late La silla The Chair La mano de bronce The Bronze Hand Huéspedes Guests Leyendo en lengua extraña Reading in a Foreign Language Imagen Image [¿Se oye el ruido de la limadura?] [Can you hear the sound of filing?] Colibríes Hummingbirds El pozo de Silban Pool of Siloam Al-Mutamid, siglo once Al-Mutamid, Eleventh Century Cuidad de casas bajas City of Low Houses Invitación Invitation Acknowledgments

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Circe Maia's La Pesadora de Perlas
"This book helps to repair an injustice. It is unfair, very unfair that so many connoisseurs of the best poetry have not yet discovered Circe Maia. The revelation will be a high joy. I envy them that magical moment. It is one that will last."

Eduardo Galeano

These superb translations by Jesse Lee Kercheval are faithful to the clarity and wisdom of the celebrated Uruguayan poet Circe Maia. Walk across The Invisible Bridge/ El Puente Invisible and you too will enter the graceful light Maia has been casting for decades over the troubled yet blessed landscapes of Latin America.

Rigoberto Gonzalez

The world in its raging, rich variety fills these poems, overflowing into vivid images that root Maia's political and social attention firmly in the real scenes and objects all around us. Her eye is unfailing—both generous and demanding—and her language does indeed build bridges, establishing solid but surprising connections between ideas and things. Kercheval's masterful translations create yet another bridge, bringing Maia's poetic vision across into English with an astonishingly beautiful music.

Cole Swenson

These superb translations by Jesse Lee Kercheval are faithful to the clarity and wisdom of the celebrated Uruguayan poet Circe Maia. Walk across The Invisible Bridge/ El Puente Invisible and you too will enter the graceful light Maia has been casting for decades over the troubled yet blessed landscapes of Latin America.”
—Rigoberto González


“The world in its raging, rich variety fills these poems, overflowing into vivid images that root Maia’s political and social attention firmly in the real scenes and objects all around us. Her eye is unfailing—both generous and demanding—and her language does indeed build bridges, establishing solid but surprising connections between ideas and things. Kercheval’s masterful translations create yet another bridge, bringing Maia’s poetic vision across into English with an astonishingly beautiful music.”
—Cole Swenson


Praise for Circe Maia’s La Pesadora de Perlas
“This book helps to repair an injustice. It is unfair, very unfair that so many connoisseurs of the best poetry have not yet discovered Circe Maia. The revelation will be a high joy. I envy them that magical moment. It is one that will last.”
—Eduardo Galeano

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