Contemplacion Contemplation by Yanira Marimón and translated by Margaret Randall

This is poetry from Cuba.

Contemplacion Contemplation by Yanira Marimón translated by Margaret Randall is published by Red Mountain Press. This is a Book originally written in Spanish. This was published in 2018.0 and has the ISBN of 9.78099731029E12.

Yanira Marimón’s Contemplacion / Contemplation, translated from Spanish by Margaret Randall, gives the Cuban section a book whose bilingual title already asks the reader to slow down. Contemplation is not passivity. It is an active form of looking, a way of letting the world continue long enough to reveal itself. Randall’s translation brings the work into English while keeping the Spanish title visible, which matters because bilingual presentation can make the reader aware of language as presence, not just content. Published by Red Mountain Press, the book belongs in the library as a Cuban work of attention and inward poise. It is a reminder that stillness can be a serious poetic act.

If you’d like to see international poetry continue and gain traction, consider requesting this work from your local library, or purchasing it from places like Open Books (a poetry only bookstore), Asterism Books (an independent press distributor), or bookshop.org to connect you with your local bookstores.

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