<p>Este poemario, Idilio (Bric-a-Brac Press, 2023), podría fácilmente compartir un estante con los textos de Ovidio, de Virgilio, de Bécquer y Darío. Al mismo tiempo tiernos, sagaces, cínicos, lánguidos y sensuales, los poemas juegan con los temas de los faunos, de lo pastoril, del amor desde un punto de vista completamente pagano pero con un dejo del rococó. Ligeros, juguetones, nos llevan a la fantasía y a la risa. Pese a tocar temas milenarios, en ellos entra una perspectiva moderna que los hace hoy mismo valiosos y emotivos. Daydí-Tolson aquí celebra el bello artificio, lamenta el paso del tiempo, contempla la ineludible muerte. En fin, sus textos mienten contundentemente, pero al hacerlo hablan de las verdades más profundas.This poetry collection, Idilio (Bric-a-Brac Press, 2023), could easily share a shelf with the works of Ovid, Virgil, Bécquer, and Darío. At the same time tender, astute, cynical, languid and sensual, the poems play on the themes of fauns, of the pastoral, of love from a completely pagan point of view with a touch of rococo. Light and playful, they take us to fantasy and laughter. While touching on timeless themes, they´re written from a modern perspective that makes them today both valuable and poignant. Here Daydí-Tolson celebrates the beautiful artifice, laments the passing of time, contemplates our unavoidable death. In short, his texts lie decisively, but in doing so they speak of the deepest truths.</p>

Idilio (Spanish Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Daydí-Tolson, Santiago

Literary

Bric-a-Brac Press

<p>Think of her like a female John the Baptist or Siddhartha Gautama. Mary of Egypt was a mystic who sought liberation in the wilderness, away from society. Though revered as one of the Desert Mothers by the early Church, few people today know her story. The traditional version holds that she was a reformed-prostitute-turned-saint, but Honey in the Vein (Bric-a-Brac Press, 2023) presents a twist on the original, filling holes in the tale with daring possibilities. Told in spare, elegant verse, the story sparkles fresh on the page. This Mary is no penitent; she's clever, raw, and wry, challenging lovers to "pay her light bill," while never losing touch with the smells, textures, and tastes of fourth-century Egypt and the major touchstones of the classic story. Retranslated for our times, this Mary is saint turned flesh-and-blood woman. Award-winning poet E. D. Watson recounts the tale with a feminist slant, following Mary from a difficult childhood to life as a runaway in Alexandria, surviving by her wits until she's taken in and trained in the "oldest profession" by a world-renowned concubine. Capitalizing on her beauty and her natural zest for life, Mary thrives as a sex worker. Even so, she's haunted by a deep longing which eventually drives her into the wilderness. Rather than another morality tale, Watson's retelling is imaginative and compassionate, presenting Mary of Egypt as a woman who refused to be caged, and whose message is relevant today, even to those unfamiliar with her story.</p>

Honey in the Vein

Watson, E. D.

Contemporary

Serenade

Izzo, Janet M.

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