Casting Off

by Claribel Alegría

Now in her 70s, Claribel Alegria is universally recognized as the major living poet of El Salvador. Casting Off extends the themes Alegria explored in Sorrow: the loss of a loved one, solitude, and reflections on the past. As the title implies, this collection is also a lyric farewell: "My footsteps are leading / toward quiet solitude / toward the star-silence / that has no more questions."

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880684985
• ISBN13: 9781880684986
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Curbstone Press
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

The verses flow with feeling and evoke emotion

Soltando Amarras Casting Off is a bilingual collection of Claribel Alegria's memorable poetry, presented in its original Spanish side-by-side with English translations by Margaret Sayers Peden. The verses flow with feeling and evoke emotion in their laments and quiet contemplation. Old Age: As my future/grows shorter/the past/when summoned/converted into now/traps me in its nets.