Description
Glass, glasses, light, afternoons
Book Summary
This collection of poems, runner-up for the 2003 Adonáis Prize, offers a poetic look at the fragility of everyday moments. Through images of an almost painterly transparency, the author constructs a space where light, household objects, and the passage of time become vehicles for contained emotion. The reader will find a work that, through apparent simplicity, delves into memory, loss, and the beauty of the ephemeral, with precise language and a sensibility that transforms the ordinary into lyrical revelation.
What is it about?
The book is structured around the careful observation of elements such as glass, glasses, and the light of afternoons, which function as metaphors for the transparency and fragility of existence. The poet explores the tension between the solid and the brittle, between permanence and the fleeting instant. Through a series of poems that follow one another with an intimate cadence, the work reflects on memory, home, and the imprint of time on objects and the subject who contemplates them. Light, as a central element, illuminates and fades memories, while glasses and glass act as containers for moments, silences, and barely whispered emotions. It is poetry that does not seek grandiloquence, but rather depth in the small, inviting the reader to a contemplative pause.
Main themes
- The fragility and transparency of existence, symbolized by glass objects.
- The passage of time and memory, evoked through the changing light of the afternoons.
- The beauty of the everyday and the capacity of the domestic to hold poetic meaning.
- Melancholy and contained emotion in the face of the fleeting nature of moments.
- Contemplation as an act of resistance against the noise of the world.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at poetry readers who appreciate intimate lyricism with a reflective tone and visual sensibility. It is especially suitable for those who enjoy the work of poets who work with image and detail, and who are looking for a slow and suggestive read. It will also interest those who value contemporary Spanish poetry and works recognized by the Adonáis Prize, a seal of quality in young poetry. It is not a work for those who prefer narrative or explicit poetry, but for those who allow themselves to be caught by atmosphere and suggestion.
What this book offers
- A reading experience that invites pause and contemplation of the immediate environment.
- A poetic vision that transforms the ordinary into a source of beauty and meaning.
- A work that demonstrates the power of the lyrical image to convey complex emotions with simplicity.
- An example of quality contemporary poetry, backed by a prestigious literary award.
Technical specifications
- Author: Conejo Alonso, Ana Isabel
- Publisher: Ediciones Rialp, S.A.
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: INDIVIDUAL POETS' POETRY
- Collection: POESIA. ADONAIS
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition date: Not available
- Number of pages: 72
- Dimensions: Not available
- Weight: 90 g
Editorial Review
Vidrios, vasos, luz, tardes is a work that belongs to the best tradition of intimate poetry, standing out for its capacity to extract lyricism from the seemingly insignificant. Winning the runner-up prize for the 2003 Adonáis Award places it within a recognized canon of quality, and its brevity (72 pages) makes it a concentrated and demanding, yet accessible read. It is a title that will be of particular interest to followers of contemporary poetry and those seeking a poetic voice that, through restraint, achieves deep emotional resonance. Its value lies in the author's skill in building a coherent and suggestive lyrical universe from minimal elements.