Description
DEAR PRETTY BABY
Book Summary
A poetry collection that fuses poetry, theater, and music with unusual cinematic force. Sonia Barba, a benchmark of the most innovative poetry, unfolds characters with overwhelming personalities across three parts that explore identity, desire, and transgression. A brief but intense work that challenges genre boundaries and consolidates an unmistakable personal style.
What is it about?
Divided into three parts, Dear Pretty Baby brings together all the ingredients that have made Sonia Barba a benchmark of the most innovative and iconoclastic poetry. The author, a multidisciplinary artist who combines theater, music, and literature, constructs poems with cinematic force and characters with overwhelming personalities. The basic pillars of her personal style are manifested in their full glory in this first book for 66 rpm Edicions, offering a poetic experience that transcends the page to evoke images, sounds, and scenes.
Main themes
- Identity and the construction of the self in a contemporary context
- Desire and human relationships from an iconoclastic perspective
- Transgression of the boundaries between artistic disciplines (poetry, theater, music)
- Poetic narrativity with a cinematic structure
- Female characters with overwhelming and complex personalities
Who is it recommended for?
For readers of contemporary poetry looking for fresh, daring, and multidisciplinary proposals. Also for those who enjoy literary experimentation, the intersection of artistic languages, and a poetic voice that breaks away from traditional molds. Ideal for followers of stage poetry and literary performance.
What this book offers
- A poetic experience that integrates theatrical, musical, and cinematic elements
- The consolidated style of an author who is a benchmark of innovative poetry in Spanish
- Three thematic blocks that offer a complete and coherent narrative structure
- A brief but intense read, perfect for discovering a unique literary voice
- Memorable characters that transcend the poem and create their own universes
Technical specifications
- Author: BARBA CALLEJA, SONIA
- Publisher: 66 rpm Edicions
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POETRY, POETRY BY INDIVIDUAL POETS
- Collection: SINGLE
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: April 2016
- Number of pages: 64
- Weight: 50 g
Editorial assessment
A poetry collection that condenses the essence of an author who has managed to carve out her own space in contemporary poetry. Her multidisciplinary proposal and iconoclastic style offer a reading that engages and surprises, ideal for those looking to veer off the beaten path. The brevity of the work does not diminish the intensity of a voice that asserts itself with strength and personality.