Description
THE CRAVING FOR OREOS
Book Summary
In "The Craving for Oreos," David Refoyo offers us a delicate and melancholic reflection on fatherhood and the transmission of affections. Through a lyricism that explores the limits of language, the poet faces the challenge of communicating his inner world to a new life that has just arrived. This collection of poems delves into how words, passions, and forms of love are inherited, questioning the boundary between what we know, what we learn, and what we inevitably forget. A poetic work that connects personal experience with the cultural and emotional genealogies that define us.
What is it about?
The book is built around the arrival of a child and the fundamental question this experience awakens in the poet: how to transmit to them the languages, affections, and passions that make up his world? Starting from the quote by Ana María Matute —"Childhood is longer than life"—, the poems explore the blurriness of memory and the difficulty of naming what one feels. The work travels between the known and the unknown, between what is inherited and what is invented, to reflect on how affective bonds are built and how words, cultures, and genealogies are transferred from one generation to the next. The act of naming is presented as a gesture of creation and survival.
Main Themes
- Fatherhood as a transformative experience and creator of new languages.
- The intergenerational transmission of affections, words, and forms of love.
- Memory and oblivion as forces that shape identity and relationships.
- Language as a tool for naming, creating, and connecting with the other.
- Reflection on the cultural and emotional genealogies that precede us.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers of contemporary poetry interested in works that approach the experience of fatherhood from an intimate and reflective perspective. It will also be attractive to those looking for a poetic exploration of language, memory, and the transmission of affective and cultural heritage between generations.
What this book offers
- A poetic and profound look at fatherhood, far from common clichés.
- A reflection on the power of language to create and sustain affective bonds.
- An exploration of memory and oblivion as constituent elements of human experience.
- A connection between the personal and the universal, through cultural and emotional genealogies.
Technical Sheet
- Author: David Refoyo
- Publisher: La Bella Varsovia
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: Poetry, Poetry by individual poets
- Collection: La Bella Varsovia
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: March 2026
- Number of pages: 80
- Weight: 161 g
Editorial Review
"The Craving for Oreos" is a poetic proposal that stands out for its sensitivity and its ability to approach fatherhood from a lyrical and reflective perspective. David Refoyo constructs a collection of poems that invites us to think about how affections and words are inherited and transformed, offering a reading that connects personal experience with universal questions about language and memory. A work recommended for those who seek contemporary poetry with emotional depth and careful craftsmanship with language.