Poetry. Translated from the Spanish by Electa Arenal and Beatrix Gates. In this uniquely provocative collection, award-winning Spanish poet Jesus Aguado adopts the voice of Vikram Babu, a seventeenth century Indian mystic and basket-weaver who guides the reader on an irreverent and enjoyable truth-seeking mission. Each of these fifty fable-like poems ends with Vikram Babu posing a question for his audience, inviting us to take part in the work and let our own responses transform the meaning of the poem. Through the wry observations of his invented persona, Aguado gently unmasks human frailty and hypocrisy, revealing a world of twisted contradictions. In THE POEMS OF VIKRAM BABU, Aguado extends us an affable, whimsical welcome to a complex universe, an unforgettable world of slanted delight.

The Poems of Vikram Babu

Literature & Fiction

Aguado, Jesús

History & Criticism

Host Publications

This collection of poems typifies Jesús Aguado’s transcendent style. There are no more ties to Earth’s humanity; all is trans-mundane. His adherence towards anything devotional has more to do with freeing himself from all bondage than to having a relationship with the divine. And from there, a new way of interconnecting and communing with others is born. “Learning to utilize the freedom we have been born with is essential,” explains the author, “and poetry is a marvelous tool to achieve that.”

El fugitivo (Spanish Edition)

Poetry

Vaso Roto Ediciones

<div>The Therigatha, a series of poems by women Buddhist monks, is considered the first collection of women's literature. It is prized as a document of early Buddhism as well as for its literary and spiritual qualities. This edition presents each poem with context and annotations. El Therigatha (literalmente "Poemas de ancianas sabias" o de mujeres que han crecido en sabiduría) está considerado la primera antología universal de literatura femenina. Se trata de los poemas que transmitieron las primeras mujeres que se unieron a la orden budista. Por tanto, forman un testimonio de la máxima importancia para conocer el budismo de los orígenes, un material que más tarde fue incorporado en el canon budista en lengua pali. Su calidad espiritual y hondura literaria no tiene parangón. Y, sin embargo, hasta la fecha no habían sido traducidos ni publicados en español. La presente edición ha sido cuidadosamente traducida por el poeta Jesús Aguado. Cada poema viene contextualizado (con el material biográfico disponible de cada autora) y se ha procurado que el resultado final sea lo más poético posible según los criterios estilísticos y retóricos de la lengua castellana.</div>

Therigatha: Poemas budistas de mujeres sabias (Spanish Edition)

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