Description
Short Arms
Book Summary
This collection of poems invites the reader to journey through the city and memory through a poetic voice that builds the path as it moves forward. Irati Iturritza Errea interweaves spaces and times to explore nausea, fear, the body, and language, in a style of writing that oscillates between the tangible and the imagined. A common thread weaves through the poems, suggesting a story that the reader must complete with their own experience and intuitions.
What is it about?
The poetic voice of "Short Arms" moves through the city, from the street to the home, and travels from the games of childhood to the vertigo of the passing years that remain. In this poetry, spaces and times are deliberately blurred, as if they were one and the same. From this fusion emerge themes such as nausea, fear, the perception of the body, and the limitations of language. The work is held together by a recurring image—a thread—that weaves the poems together and acts as a guide, hinting at a story that does not close completely, but rather is completed in the reading.
Main themes
- The transit between street and home as a metaphor for life.
- Childhood and the passage of time as experiences that shape identity.
- The body as a limit and vehicle for perception.
- Language as a tool that oscillates between the tangible and the imaginary.
- Nausea and fear as emotions that emerge from everyday experience.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in contemporary poetry that seeks a participatory experience, where the reader completes the meaning of the work. It is ideal for those who value evocative writing that plays with ambiguity and the overlapping of time and space, and for those who enjoy short poetry collections that are dense with imagery and emotion.
What this book offers
- An active reading experience, where the reader must interpret and complete the suggested story.
- A poetic exploration of urban life and personal memory from an intimate perspective.
- A reflection on the limits of language and the perception of the body.
- A brief and concentrated work, ideal for a leisurely and repeated reading.
Technical Specifications
- Author: Iturritza Errea, Irati
- Publisher: La Bella Varsovia
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POETRY, INDIVIDUAL POETS
- Collection: POETRY
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition date: June 2017
- Number of pages: 56
- Weight: 95 g
Editorial Review
"Short Arms" is a collection of poems that stands out for its ability to suggest rather than tell. Irati Iturritza Errea constructs a poetic voice that moves naturally between the concrete and the abstract, inviting the reader to actively participate in the creation of meaning. It is a brief but dense work that rewards re-reading and connects with those seeking contemporary poetry that dialogues with urban experience and memory.