Description:
The first full-length collection in English by one of Latin America's most significant twentieth-century poets.
Brief description: Alejandra Pizarnik (1936-1972) was born in Argentina and educated in Spanish and Yiddish. In addition to poetry, Pizarnik also wrote experimental works of theater and prose. She died of a deliberate drug overdose at the age of thirty-six.
Review Quotes: Brilliant, taut poems.-- "Flavorwire"