Description
Field Notebook
Book Summary
A collection of poetry that chronicles life from an intimate and telluric perspective. María Sánchez transforms daily observation into a reflection on family, the body, and origins. Through images set in old houses and inherited ceremonies, the author explores how we are shaped by blood ties and the land. A wise and delicate work that delves into memory, loss, and identity, always on guard, ready to both protect and move the reader.
What is it about?
Field Notebook is a poetic record where the author notes life in all its facets: the life that is remembered and lost, the life that has forged us in blood and soil, and the life that awaits in everyday observation. María Sánchez addresses the family as a space for personal construction, the body as a place that can nurture or isolate, and the individual's own position in relation to their origins. The poems take place in rural settings, among animals that are born, grow, and die, and in inherited ceremonies that mark the passage of time. It is a work that balances tenderness with firmness, offering poetry that protects while simultaneously challenging the reader.
Main Themes
- Family memory and emotional heritage
- Relationship with the body and identity
- Bond with the land and the rural world
- Loss, grief, and the construction of memory
- Observation of nature and the cycle of life
Who is it recommended for?
For readers of contemporary poetry seeking a female voice rooted in the rural experience. Also for those interested in the exploration of memory, family ties, and connection with the natural environment. Ideal for those who appreciate reflective, sensory poetry with a strong anchoring in lived experience.
What this book offers
- A poetic gaze that integrates rural tradition with contemporary sensibility.
- A deep reflection on how our origins and family shape our identity.
- Powerful images that connect the body, the land, and memory.
- Writing that balances delicacy with a contained, protective strength.
Technical Specifications
- Author: Sánchez Rodríguez, María
- Publisher: La Bella Varsovia
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POETRY, INDIVIDUAL POETS' POETRY
- Collection: POETRY
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: March 2017
- Number of pages: 92
- Weight: 142 g
Editorial Assessment
Field Notebook presents itself as a work of poetry of great sensitivity, where the author succeeds in capturing the essence of the everyday and transforming it into a hymn to memory and the land. Her style, restrained yet evocative, connects with those who seek poetry that renounces neither emotion nor reflection. It is a title that may be of particular interest to readers interested in rural-rooted poetry and in the exploration of identity from a feminine and contemporary perspective.