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I, AND OTHER VICIOUS CIRCLES – Jorge Plaza

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Spanish poet, native of Murcia, Jorge Plaza has not long ago published Yo, y otros círculos viciosos (Idea, 2010) in Arrefice, Lanzarote, and he would like us to read it as poets, so much he says in the introduction: assuming the … Continue reading →

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VISIONS FROM THE FRAME – Roberto García de Mesa

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

In 2008 Roberto García de Mesa published a fascinating book of “microcuentos” or “flash-fiction,” titled Visiones desde el marco (Idea) [1]. The eighteen brief texts point to new territory in the trajectory of his narrative. As he is largely known as … Continue reading →

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APOLONIA – Mario Domínguez Parra

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Apolonia (Idea, 2006) is a book of poems by Mario Domínguez Parra, poet & translator from the Canary Islands, Spain. Other poems from this collection have been translated by Maureen Alsop and published in the 2010 Autumn Issue of Poetry Salzburg Review. Born in Alicante, in … Continue reading →

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