The smoke of distant fires by Eduardo Chirinos Arrieta and translated by G. J. Racz

This is poetry from Peru.

The smoke of distant fires by Eduardo Chirinos Arrieta translated by G. J. Racz is published by Open Letter. This is a Book originally written in Spanish. This was published in 2012.0 and has the ISBN of 9.781934824382E12.

The smoke of distant fires, by Eduardo Chirinos Arrieta, is a Spanish poetry collection from Peru, translated by G. J. Racz, published by Open Letter in 2012. It is a Peruvian collection by Eduardo Chirinos where distance and aftermath shape the lyric atmosphere. Smoke is a perfect image for these poems: evidence of burning, but also drift, obscurity, and the way memory travels after the event. I would not approach it as a book that needs to be solved or reduced to context before it can begin working. Start with the pressure of the title, the texture of the translated line, and the feeling of a voice making room for itself in English. For this library, the book matters as more than a record of Peru; it is an invitation to let poetry remain particular, difficult, and alive without asking it to behave like explanation.

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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