Micrograms by Jorge Carrera Andrade and translated by Alejandro de Acosta, Joshua Beckman

This is poetry from Ecuador.

Micrograms by Jorge Carrera Andrade translated by Alejandro de Acosta, Joshua Beckman is published by Wave Books. This is a Book originally written in Spanish. This was published in 2011.0 and has the ISBN of 9.781933517551E12.

Jorge Carrera Andrade’s Micrograms, translated by Alejandro de Acosta and Joshua Beckman, is an Ecuadorian entry built around smallness as a poetic power. The title suggests tiny units, but tiny does not mean minor. A microgram can be enough to change the body. A short poem can be enough to alter perception. Carrera Andrade’s miniature poetics give the reader a way to practice attention at reduced scale, where image, wit, and thought are compressed until they become almost volatile. Published by Wave Books, this is a perfect entry for readers who want poems that can be read quickly and then carried around for much longer. Small poems, large afterlife.

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