Description
CO CO CO U
Book Summary
CO CO CO U is a poetry collection that breaks with linguistic conventions to explore an unprecedented Galician, one that is rural and marginalized by the standard. Poet Luz Pichel gives life to a language that does not exist officially, but which beats in memory and in the earth. Translated into Spanish by Ángela Segovia and featuring an epilogue by María Salgado, this book offers a radical poetic experience, where language becomes a territory of resistance and creation. An essential work for those seeking poetry that challenges established limits.
What is it about?
CO CO CO U is a journey into the heart of a silenced language: non-normative rural Galician that survives on the margins. Luz Pichel constructs a poetic universe where words are stripped of their standard usage to recover their primal sonority, their bond with the land, and with a community that speaks from the periphery. The collection is not only a linguistic exploration but also a reflection on identity, memory, and exclusion. Ángela Segovia’s Spanish version and María Salgado’s epilogue enrich this proposal, offering keys to delve into a text that demands a careful reading and a willingness to be carried away by the musicality of the unsaid.
Main themes
- Language and marginalization: the reclamation of non-normative rural Galician as a vehicle for poetic expression.
- Identity and territory: the relationship between speech, land, and collective memory.
- Experimental poetry: breaking with conventional linguistic structures to create a unique language.
- Cultural resistance: the voice of the peripheral as an act of affirmation against the imposition of the norm.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in contemporary experimental poetry, in the exploration of the limits of language, and in voices that question established norms. It is also for those attracted to literature that addresses linguistic and cultural diversity, especially in the context of minoritized languages. It is a work for those who seek a poetic experience that is not only read, but heard and felt.
What this book contributes
- An immersion in an unprecedented poetic language that challenges the conventions of normative Galician.
- A deep reflection on the relationship between language, identity, and social exclusion.
- A sensory reading experience where the sound and rhythm of the words take center stage.
- Access to a dialogue between three relevant poetic voices: Luz Pichel, Ángela Segovia, and María Salgado.
Technical specifications
- Author: Pichel González, Luz
- Publisher: Ediciones La Uña Rota
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POETRY, POETRY BY INDIVIDUAL POETS
- Collection: LIBROS INUTILES
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: June 2017
- Number of pages: 80
- Weight: 155 g
Editorial review
CO CO CO U is a bold and necessary poetic proposal that expands the horizons of poetry in Spanish by incorporating a marginalized language as raw material. The work of Luz Pichel, accompanied by the versions of Ángela Segovia and the epilogue of María Salgado, becomes an act of cultural and linguistic resistance. For the reader willing to be challenged by a language that does not seek comfort, this book offers a unique experience that invites us to rethink what it means to speak, to write, and to belong to a community.