Description
The Divided Air
Book Summary
In The Divided Air, the reader will find a surprising collection of love songs of great formal virtuosity, winner of a runner-up prize for the 2023 Adonáis Prize. The work explores the development of a romantic relationship, from the mundane and contemplative to the peak of passionate and sexual intensity. With exceptional rhythmic skill and a cultured language combined with a conversational tone, the author constructs a shared sensual atmosphere that becomes the axis of his poetic universe. It is a benchmark for conjugal poetry in our country.
What is it about?
Structured in three sections, The Divided Air traces an ascending journey through a love relationship. The first section moves through the anecdotal, the everyday, and the contemplative, setting the stage for shared intimacy. The second part focuses on the writing of two sestinas, where the emphasis falls on the depth of the loving bond. Finally, the third section culminates with an enormous passionate and sexual charge, showing the absolute expression of carnal love lived at its maximum intensity and temporality. The work presents a relationship where each remains themselves, understood as a sensual atmosphere that encompasses everything from galaxies and parks to beds and cafes, silence and music.
Main themes
- Carnal love and conjugal passion as an absolute experience.
- Shared intimacy and the development of a romantic relationship.
- Sensuality as an atmosphere that envelops the everyday and the sublime.
- Formal virtuosity and metric experimentation, including sestinas.
- Irony against the world as a backdrop for the romantic bond.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is recommended for lovers of contemporary poetry who appreciate formal rigor and metric experimentation. It is ideal for readers interested in love and passionate poetry that approaches a relationship from an intense, carnal, and everyday perspective, with a cultured yet accessible language. It will also be attractive to those who follow the Adonáis collection and Spanish-language poetry awards.
What this book offers
- A display of formal poetic virtuosity, with a mastery of the sestina and other classical structures.
- A deep, ascending exploration of romantic intimacy, from the mundane to the passionate.
- A cultured and polished language combined with a conversational and approachable tone.
- A vision of a romantic relationship as a shared space of sensuality and freedom.
- A work recognized with a runner-up prize from the prestigious 2023 Adonáis Prize.
Technical data
- Author: DIAZ MOLA, ANTONIO
- Publisher: EDICIONES RIALP S.A.
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POETRY
- Collection: POESIA. ADONAIS
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition date: March 2024
- Number of pages: 74
- Weight: 64 g
Editorial review
The Divided Air is presented as a work of remarkable poetic maturity within the tradition of the love songbook. Its structure in three ascending movements, culminating in a section of great passionate intensity, demonstrates an uncommon narrative and rhythmic mastery. The combination of cultured language with a conversational rhetorical "you" makes the work accessible without losing depth. It is a recommended read for those looking for quality contemporary poetry with an ironic undertone and an honest exploration of conjugal intimacy.