Description
They put a maguey beneath my mother
Book Summary
This collection of poems by Ángela Segovia was born as a side shoot of her previous work, Amor divino (Divine Love), and takes on a life of its own in the form of a plaquette. The author explores the limits of sentimental language through a drama of love and jealousy, where a maguey—a plant that grows wherever it pleases—becomes a symbol of the unforeseen and the exotic. Accompanied by an essay that questions the current avenues for lyrical expression, the book offers a poetic experience that plays with rhythms, grammatical knots, and a breath of its own, inviting the reader to delve into a territory of mysterious crystals and overflowing emotions.
What is it about?
The book arises from a fragment the author decided to extract from Amor divino, feeling it did not fit into the whole but deserved to exist on its own. Thus, these pages are presented as a side shoot, a space where the maguey—a plant that takes root wherever it wants—symbolizes creative freedom and the expansion of language. The work is structured around a drama of love and jealousy, exploring emotional tensions and sentimental conflicts with an agrammatical and rhythmic style. In addition, it includes an essay that reflects on the concept of lyricism and contemporary ways of expressing sentimental language, offering a dual reading: poetic and theoretical. It is a text that challenges formal conventions and seeks new ways to say the unsayable.
Main themes
- Love and jealousy as dramatic and transformative forces.
- Contemporary lyricism and its unconventional forms of expression.
- Language as a territory for experimentation, with rhythmic and agrammatical knots.
- Nature and the unforeseen, symbolized by the figure of the maguey as an exotic and free plant.
- The autonomy of the text and the creative process of detaching a work to give life to another.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in experimental contemporary poetry who are looking for works that challenge traditional lyrical structures. It is also suitable for those who follow Ángela Segovia’s work and wish to complete her poetic universe, as well as for those attracted by theoretical reflection on sentimental language and current lyricism. It is an ideal read for poetry lovers who value formal originality and emotional exploration without ties.
What this book offers
- A unique poetic experience that combines amorous drama with a reflective essay, offering a dual perspective on language.
- An exploration of the expressive limits of the language, with rhythms and structures that break with conventional grammar.
- A look at the creative process of an author who decides to give independence to a fragment so it can breathe on its own.
- A reflection on how love and jealousy manifest in contemporary poetic language.
- A brief but dense piece that invites re-reading and detailed analysis of its layers of meaning.
Technical specifications
- Author: Segovia Soriano, Ángela
- Publisher: Ediciones La Uña Rota
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POETRY
- Collection: LIBROS INUTILES
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: February 2020
- Number of pages: 60
- Weight: 79 g
Editorial review
This collection of poems stands out for its singular origin: a fragment detached from a previous work that takes on autonomous life. Ángela Segovia's proposal is daring and consistent with her experimental trajectory, offering a text that is not afraid of being agrammatical or rhythmically free. The inclusion of an essay on contemporary lyricism enriches the reading and places it in a reflective context. It is a brief but intense work that may interest both followers of avant-garde poetry and those looking for new ways to approach sentimental language. Its value lies in its creative honesty and in the ability to generate its own space for what initially seemed to be a surplus.