Description
That You Still Hurt Me
Book Summary
A poetic work that explores absence and silence as forms of loving presence. The reader will encounter a unique song to a secret beloved who only comes to life in the poet's imagination and desire. This runner-up for the 2017 Adonáis Prize offers lyrics of great expressive force, where unrequited love becomes a driver for personal inquiry and reflection on the truth of life and its transcendence.
What is it about?
The collection of poems revolves around a female figure who is at once real and invented: a beloved who exists solely in the poet's absence, silence, and phantasmagoria. Outside the limits of the poems, this beloved is nothing more than a love thought of, felt, and searchingly pursued, without ever showing itself in fair correspondence. The work is inscribed in the tradition of love poetry, but constructs a personal and fascinating world where inquiry, rhetorical questioning, reflection, and imagery intertwine to give shape to a feeling that hurts precisely because it persists.
Main themes
- Unrequited love and the absence of the beloved.
- The construction of the lover's identity through desire and memory.
- The search for the truth of life and its transcendence.
- Silence and phantasmagoria as forms of poetic presence.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers of contemporary poetry interested in love lyrics with an introspective and existential approach. It will also be attractive to those who appreciate poetry of great expressive density and are looking for a work that combines classical tradition with a personal and modern voice.
What this book contributes
- A deep and original exploration of love from the perspective of absence and unrequited desire.
- An example of high-quality poetry recognized with the prestigious Adonáis Prize.
- A brief but intense work, ideal for calm and reflective reading.
- The discovery of a young poetic voice with a solid literary background.
Technical specifications
- Author: Petit Zarzalejos, Álvaro
- Publisher: Ediciones Rialp, S.A.
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: POETRY
- Collection: POETRY. ADONAIS
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: April 2018
- Number of pages: 52
- Weight: 58 g
Editorial assessment
That You Still Hurt Me is a work that stands out for its ability to renew the theme of unrequited love from a contemporary and personal perspective. Álvaro Petit Zarzalejos' poetry combines notable expressive strength with a reflective structure that invites rereading. Its recognition as runner-up for the 2017 Adonáis Prize validates the quality of a proposal that will interest both followers of love poetry and those looking for an original voice within the current lyrical landscape.