Description
HURRICANES ON THE PERIPHERY
Book Summary
This collection of poems gathers nearly a decade of writing by Ángela Martínez Fernández, a voice emerging from the periphery to reclaim language as her own territory. Far from conventional publishing, the author has memorized, recited, and shouted these verses as a form of resistance and self-knowledge. The work moves between poetry as a storm and the academic language that provides a livelihood, offering the reader poems that compel us to think seriously about what to do with who we are and what has been done to us.
What is it about?
The book collects the poetic output of a university professor of working-class origin who uses writing to modulate a language that belongs to her. The poems address the tension between the writings that secure a paycheck and those that unleash an inner storm. The author explores class memory, family care, institutional violence, and the revolutionary potential of affection. Verses that speak of hurricanes in the living room, of demons shared with a dog's gaze, of pills that steal years of life from a mother, and of caresses that, when given knowingly, have transformative power.
Main themes
- Poetry as a tool for resistance and self-knowledge against the impositions of the labor and intellectual market.
- Class memory and identity of origin within the context of academia.
- Family care and the critique of the healthcare and pharmacological system.
- The revolutionary potential of affection and intimacy as spaces of freedom.
- Writing as a necessary storm to illuminate what remains hidden.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers of contemporary poetry committed to social and political issues, especially those seeking a female voice that reflects on class, origin, and academia. It will also interest those who value poetry as a form of critical thinking rather than a mere aesthetic exercise. It is a work for readers who want to feel challenged and compelled to think about what to do with their own reality.
What this book contributes
- A lucid and uncompromising look at the contradictions of living between two worlds: the working-class neighborhood and the university.
- Poems that function as flashes of consciousness, capable of transforming personal experience into collective reflection.
- A defense of one's own language as a form of resistance against imposed writing.
- The reclaiming of poetry as a space for freedom and genuine knowledge.
Technical specifications
- Author: MARTINEZ FERNANDEZ, ANGELA
- Publisher: LA OVEJA ROJA
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POETRY, POETRY BY INDIVIDUAL POETS
- Collection: POETRY
- Date of publication: December 2024
- Number of pages: 100
- Weight: 164 g
Editorial review
This work represents the consolidation of a poetic voice that refuses to separate creation from life. Martínez Fernández demonstrates that poetry does not need to be published to be true; it is enough to be spoken, recited, or shouted. The book connects with a current of contemporary poetry that focuses on the peripheries, both geographical and social, and understands the poem as an act of resistance. For the reader interested in poetry with class consciousness and real commitment, this is an essential title.