Description
Dreno
Book Summary
Dreno is a poetic work that explores the limits of language and the body through tense, visceral writing. Matías Miguel Clemente Gabaldón constructs a collection of poems where words are forced, folded, and disordered to express the conflict between life experience and its representation. The reader will encounter poetry that refuses to be awaited or anticipated, pressing on the wound of the everyday to cleanse it and leave a scar. A brief but intense book, inviting one to inhabit disorder as a possible form of order.
What is it about?
Dreno is structured around the tension between the body, life, and language. The title refers to a drainage mechanism, to the action of pressing a wound to expel what contaminates it. In the titular poem, the author writes: "I have to put a little order in a little this a whole of order," suggesting a struggle to organize chaos without nullifying it. Throughout its 68 pages, the poems appear as fragments that do not wait for one another, challenging conventional syntax and the reader's expectations. There is no linear narrative, but rather an accumulation of images, ruptures, and repetitions that seek to cleanse the scar of what has been lived. The work does not deceive: it offers no comfort or easy beauty, but rather the rawness of a language that folds back upon itself to say what hurts.
Main themes
- The tension between order and chaos in life experience and writing.
- The body as a territory of conflict and resistance.
- Language as a tool for applying pressure and cleansing the wound.
- Poetry as a process of scarring rather than beautification.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers of contemporary poetry interested in experimental proposals that question the form and meaning of the poem. It is also for those seeking a work that addresses pain and fragility from a non-complacent perspective, where formal difficulty is part of the content. It is recommended for those who value poetry that does not surrender easily and demands an active and attentive reading.
What this book contributes
- A poetic experience that challenges the conventions of language and syntax.
- A reflection on how the body and life are inscribed in writing.
- An approach to poetry as a process of purification rather than accumulation.
- An example of how disorder can be a form of order in literary creation.
Technical Specifications
- Author: Matías Miguel Clemente Gabaldón
- Publisher: La Bella Varsovia
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POETRY, POETRY BY INDIVIDUAL POETS, POETIC ANTHOLOGIES (VARIOUS POETS)
- Collection: LA BELLA VARSOVIA
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition date: November 2015
- Number of pages: 68
- Weight: 110 g
Editorial Review
Dreno is a daring poetic proposal within the catalog of La Bella Varsovia, a publishing house known for its commitment to quality contemporary poetry. Matías Miguel Clemente Gabaldón's work is situated in a tradition of writing that prioritizes expressive tension over accessibility. Its brevity (68 pages) and pocket-size format make it an intense and concentrated read, ideal for those seeking poetry that does not renounce difficulty as part of its strength. It may be of particular interest to readers and scholars of recent Spanish poetry who wish to explore the frontiers of poetic language.