Description
Emergency Window
Book Summary
Emergency Window is a poetic work that invites the reader on an intimate and challenging journey. The author, Ángel Manuel Gómez Espada, displays a sincere and direct voice that seeks to disrupt everyday certainties. Through verses that aspire to be "damn good," the book becomes a space for reflection and emulation, where words are ruminated and transformed. The reader will find poetry that does not settle for the easy path, but instead faces the difficulty of expressing the essential, offering a literary experience that goes beyond mere reading.
What is it about?
The poetry collection is built upon the aspiration to create a poem that disrupts established truths. The author explores the creative process, from the desire to capture a poetic moment to the acceptance of what ultimately remains on the page. The work immerses itself in the tension between lyrical ambition and the humility of the result, offering a reflection on the very nature of poetry. Through images and metaphors, it addresses the search for an authentic language that resonates with the human experience, turning the reading into an act of complicity and discovery.
Main themes
- The creative process and the struggle for poetic expression.
- The search for authenticity in language and emotion.
- The confrontation with certainties and daily life.
- Humility before the word and acceptance of the imperfect.
- Poetry as an act of resistance and personal transformation.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers of poetry looking for a contemporary voice without artifice. It is ideal for those who appreciate introspection and the questioning of the established, as well as for those interested in the process of literary creation. It will also appeal to readers who enjoy direct poetry that does not shy away from the rawness of emotion and that invites a slow, reflective reading.
What this book offers
- A poetic experience that disrupts certainties and provokes personal reflection.
- An honest vision of the creative process, from ambition to acceptance.
- A direct and uncompromising language that connects with genuine emotion.
- An invitation to ruminate on words and find one's own meanings.
- A work that challenges the reader to actively engage with the reading.
Technical details
- Author: Gómez Espada, Ángel Manuel
- Publisher: Huerga y Fierro Editores
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POETRY, POETRY BY INDIVIDUAL POETS
- Collection: POETRY
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: February 2018
- Number of pages: 78
- Weight: 154 g
Editorial review
Emergency Window presents itself as a poetic proposal that prioritizes authenticity over form. The work of Ángel Manuel Gómez Espada offers a literary experience that invites introspection and questioning, moving away from commonplaces. Its brevity (78 pages) makes it an accessible read, but its thematic depth makes it suitable for those seeking poetry that dialogues with the complexity of daily life. A title that may interest readers who value lyrical honesty and the exploration of the creative process.