Description
THE TURNED TIME
Book Summary
In El temps girat (The Turned Time), Xavier Amorós Corbella explores poetry from the perspective of rootlessness and estrangement. Far from a nostalgic gaze, the author immerses himself in the perplexity that arises from discovering that daily references no longer work. The condition of being a foreigner, whether real or metaphorical, becomes the driving force of a poetic experience that invites one to observe the world with a revelatory distance. This collection of poems offers a lucid and profound reflection on identity, time, and perception, turning uncertainty into poetic matter of the highest order.
What is it about?
The poetry collection is built upon the observation of a disconnect between the individual and their environment. The references that have traditionally served to establish relationships and understand reality appear inoperative, generating a sense of perplexity. Far from nostalgia, the poet adopts a detached gaze, typical of someone who is a foreigner, to observe things from a different perspective. This gaze, alien to what is established, becomes the seed of the poetic experience: an attempt to name and understand a world that has become strange, where time seems to have turned upon itself.
Main themes
- Perplexity at the dissolution of everyday references.
- The condition of being a foreigner as a starting point for a new poetic gaze.
- Distance and strangeness as tools for observation and reflection.
- The experience of time as something discontinuous and in transformation.
- Identity questioned by rootlessness and a shift in perspective.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers of contemporary poetry interested in works that explore identity, rootlessness, and the perception of time from an introspective and lucid perspective. It will also be of great interest to those seeking poetry that, from strangeness and distance, offers a deep reflection on the human condition in a world of shattered certainties.
What this book offers
- A poetic experience that transforms perplexity and bewilderment into matter for reflection and beauty.
- An original look at reality, which invites one to question established references and observe the world from new perspectives.
- An exploration of identity and rootlessness that connects with contemporary sensibility.
- A precise and evocative poetic language, which turns distance into a tool for knowledge.
Technical specifications
- Author: Xavier Amorós Corbella
- Publisher: Cossetània Edicions
- Language: Catalan
- Topic: Poetry by individual poets
- Collection: La gent del llamp (V·ria)
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: March 2015
- Number of pages: 80
- Weight: 168 g
Editorial review
El temps girat is a poetry collection distinguished by its reflective depth and its ability to turn strangeness into the axis of a genuine poetic experience. Xavier Amorós Corbella offers a work that flees from sentimental clichés to delve into a lucid and contained exploration of rootlessness and the perception of time. A solid and coherent proposal that will interest those seeking poetry that thinks about the world from a place of distance and perplexity.