Description
Cloud-shaped cloud
Book summary
A multifaceted poetic game that invites reader complicity from its very title. The author, Cecilia Pisos, explores the broad evocative nature of clouds through a combination of structured poems and brief lyrical brushstrokes. The book travels from the scientific foundations of the meteorological phenomenon to popular idioms and the symbolic value associated with absence or melancholy, offering a literary experience that defies standard classifications.
What is it about?
"Cloud-shaped cloud" is a work that unfolds multiple prisms around clouds as a central motif. The author approaches the subject from diverse perspectives: the scientific explanation of the phenomenon, the idioms and everyday expressions where clouds are present, and their symbolic weight linked to emotions such as absence, sorrow, or disappointment. All of this is developed through varied poetic techniques that include repetitions, alliterations, word chains, visual metaphors, and phonetic and conceptual games. The book incorporates influences from haiku and the concrete poetry of the avant-gardes, creating a text that sits between the complex and the simple, inviting an active and participatory reading.
Main themes
- The cloud as a natural phenomenon and its scientific explanation
- Figurative language and popular expressions related to clouds
- The symbolism of the cloud associated with absence, melancholy, and disappointment
- Poetic experimentation through formal resources such as alliteration, repetition, and visual metaphor
- The influence of haiku and concrete poetry on children's and young adult literature
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at children and young readers with poetic sensibility, as well as adults interested in quality children's literature. It is also suitable for reading mediators, teachers, and librarians looking for works that combine linguistic play with literary reflection. Due to its experimental nature and formal richness, it may be of special interest to those who appreciate visual poetry and proposals that challenge the conventions of the genre.
What this book offers
- A playful and poetic approach to an everyday element, fostering observation and imagination
- The discovery of varied literary resources through an accessible yet sophisticated text
- A reading experience that combines scientific knowledge with artistic expression
- The possibility of exploring the multiple layers of meaning contained within a single theme
Technical specifications
- Author: Pisos, Cecilia
- Publisher: Kalandraka
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: PICTURE BOOKS, ACTIVITY BOOKS AND MATERIAL, POETRY (CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT), FICTION AND TRUE STORIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
- Collection: ORIHUELA
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publication date: July 2016
- Number of pages: 48
- Weight: 284 g
Editorial review
A poetic proposal that stands out for its originality and its ability to combine apparent simplicity with formal complexity. Cecilia Pisos succeeds in creating a text that works on multiple levels of reading, offering both an accessible game for the youngest readers and a significant literary exercise for trained readers. The work is especially valuable for those seeking to introduce experimental poetry into the children's and young adult sphere, as well as for those interested in working with language from a creative and rigorous perspective.