Description
THE UNRAVELED GERANIUMS
Book Summary
A collection of poetry born from the direct experience of losing a loved one—a grandmother—and the urge to name the helplessness, uncertainty, and suffering in the face of the enigma of death. The work, which received an honorable mention at the 2025 Adonáis Prize, combines an elegiac tone with references to a female lineage, offering a reflection on identity and the shared memory of women. Through love, care, and inherited language, these poems build an intimate, choral genealogy where writing becomes a gesture of grounding and farewell.
What is it about?
The collection addresses grief from a consciousness confronting irrevocable death for the first time. The figure of the grandmother occupies a central place as the repository of memory, affection, and symbolic transmission. Starting from her evocation, turned into lyrical matter, the author explores the identity and shared memory of women: those from the family sphere, those of tradition, and those who have been silenced. The poems weave an intimate and choral genealogy, inviting the reader to enter a territory of voices and roots where, even in absence, something persists and blossoms.
Main Themes
- Grief and the loss of a loved one
- Memory and female identity
- Intimate genealogy and symbolic transmission between women
- Love, care, and rituals as forms of connection
- Writing as a gesture of farewell and affirmation
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers of contemporary poetry interested in works that address grief, memory, and the female experience from a deep, lyrical perspective. It will also be relevant to those looking for poetry that combines the folk and the sophisticated, with telluric resonances and an elegiac tone, as well as to those wishing to explore the work of one of the emerging voices recognized by the Adonáis Prize.
What this book offers
- A moving and profound look at finiteness and the mystery of existence.
- A reflection on female identity and shared memory across generations.
- A lyrical experience that combines the folk and the sophisticated, with an elegiac and telluric tone.
- An invitation to recognize oneself in a territory of voices and roots, where absence is transformed into blossoming.
Technical Data
- Author: ANGULO DORADO, ROCIO
- Publisher: EDICIONES RIALP S.A.
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POETRY
- Collection: POETRY. ADONAIS
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition Date: March 2026
- Number of pages: 74
- Weight: 73 g
Editorial Assessment
Los geranios descosíos presents itself as a work of profound depth in current Spanish poetry, distinguished with an honorable mention at the 2025 Adonáis Prize. Its ability to address grief with an elegiac tone that combines the folk and the sophisticated, together with telluric resonances and references to a female lineage, make it a lyrical proposal of great interest. The work offers a reflection on the identity and shared memory of women, inviting the reader to enter a territory of voices and roots. It is, ultimately, a poetry collection that deserves the attention of those looking for moving and meaningful poetry.