Description
Amarilla
Book Summary
Amarilla is a collection of poems by Marta Sanz that turns the body into a battlefield and the word into a sharp weapon. Through incisive language and nervous humor, the author explores illness, addiction, and the fragility of existence from a social and deeply personal perspective. The color yellow, as a symbol of acidity and the border between light and shadow, provides the backbone for a work that asks for no forgiveness and shines a warm light on a vanishing future.
What is it about?
Marta Sanz constructs a poetic universe where yellow becomes the color of the definitive, of that which is on the edge of the abyss. The poems are born from a flare, a flash that illuminates both clarity and darkness. The author approaches illness and addiction not only as individual experiences, but as social phenomena that mark the body and identity. With an unapologetic voice, Sanz transforms pain into a tool of resistance, using acidic humor and a sensibility that oscillates between tenderness and rawness. The result is a work that moves between the origin and the boundary of all things, offering a lucid and uncompromising look at human fragility.
Main themes
- Illness and addiction as bodily and social experiences.
- The color yellow as a symbol of acidity, boundaries, and destiny.
- Nervous humor as a mechanism of resistance and critique.
- The fragility of existence and the vanishing future.
- The poetic voice as a tool for denunciation and personal affirmation.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in contemporary poetry that addresses social and existential themes with a critical and uncompromising gaze. It is ideal for those seeking a work that combines reflection on the body, illness, and addiction with sharp poetic language and intelligent humor. It will also appeal to followers of Marta Sanz and poetry that explores the limits between the personal and the political.
What this book offers
- An original perspective on illness and addiction, treated as experiences that transcend the individual to become social phenomena.
- A poetic use of color as a narrative symbol, which structures the work and gives it a unique visual and emotional coherence.
- An authentic and powerful voice, one that is not afraid to show vulnerability or rage, but that also finds room for humor and lucidity.
- A reflection on the passage of time and the fragility of the future, which invites introspection and the questioning of our certainties.
Technical details
- Author: SANZ, MARTA
- Publisher: La Bella Varsovia
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POETRY, INDIVIDUAL POET POETRY, ILLNESS AND ADDICTION: SOCIAL ASPECTS
- Collection: LA BELLA VARSOVIA
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: September 2025
- Number of pages: 96
- Weight: 120 g
Editorial review
Amarilla is a poetic proposal that stands out for its symbolic coherence and its ability to address complex themes with direct and uncompromising language. Marta Sanz succeeds in making the color yellow not merely an aesthetic resource, but the backbone of a work that speaks of illness, addiction, and fragility from a social and personal perspective. Its tone, sometimes acidic and at other times tender, offers a reading that engages the reader and invites them to reflect on the limits of the body and the resilience of the spirit. A recommended work for those who seek poetry that not only moves, but also makes you think.