Cage

by Astrid Cabral

Poetry. Translated from the Portuguese by Alexis Levitin. In this first-ever bilingual edition of CAGE, eminent Brazilian poet Astrid Cabral is an insightful and irreverent guide to the natural world, leading the beguiled reader through landscapes of rare and surprising beauty. From serpents to seahorses, and from the wilds of the Amazon to the orderly realm of suburbia, these poems urge us to consider our surroundings with empathy and attentiveness. Cabral's complex, multifaceted verse glints with compressed energy, offering a densely layered vision in which simplicity is deceptive and conclusions are likely to be double-edged. A poet of considerable imaginative gifts and metaphysical flair, Astrid Cabral has produced a work of cauterizing beauty. In this perfectly orchestrated volume, each poem enriches and expands the poems that surround it.

Genres: Poetry

91 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2008

Reviews

[Greta · Rating 4 out of 5]

If my Italian language skills were better, then I would have enjoyed this "first-ever bilingual edition of Cage" even more. I loved the English translations and would read her poetry again, if ever available in English.

[Tori Walters · Rating 5 out of 5]

An imperative read and reminder about the planet we live on and the creatures beside us.

[EIJANDOLUM · Rating 2 out of 5]

A secret binding us together. [...] A sharing of a green seduction, the earth of ancient mysteries clinging to our skin, weaving a web around us.