Kirjahaku

'Not Quite an Ocean' by Elizabeth M. Castillo is a paean to the feminine, to motherhood and to the natural world. At once these poems are both unabashed in their celebration of womanhood, and are searing in their unflinching confrontation with darker undercurrents that threaten to break and destroy. The poems in 'Not Quite an Ocean' are beacons, are rallying calls, and are ultimately a roars of strength, pride and hope that cannot be silenced or subdued: To be woman is to be everything All things bound together and, if you can manage itthat little bit more

In this rhythmic cajoncito (little drawer) of a book, Elizabeth M Castillo takes the reader on a journey through the many shades of what it is to love a friend, a country, a romantic partner; what it is to lose, and to grieve; and what it is to skirt the fine line between madness and despair, and come through the other side. Cajoncito begins in the woods; the ocean and mountains ascending; these landscapes hold the tender glow of a fairy tale, a fated undertone echoing through. An extraordinary work of multilingual poetry, every poem in this collection appears in both English and Spanish, with beautiful illustrations to compliment the sentiment and tone of each piece. An ideal gift for poetry lovers, and lovers of life the world over. --- En este cajoncito r tmico, Elizabeth M Castillo lleva al lector a un viaje por los muchos matices de lo que es amar a un amigo, a un pa s, a una pareja rom ntica; lo que es perder y sufrir; y lo que es bordear la delgada l nea entre la locura y la desesperaci n, soltar todo, y seguir adelante. Cajoncito comienza en el bosque; el oc ano y las monta as subiendo; estos paisajes tienen el tierno resplandor de un cuento de hadas, un trasfondo predestinado que resuena a trav s de ellos. Obra extraordinaria de poes a multiling e, cada verso de esta colecci n aparece tanto en ingl s como en espa ol, con hermosas ilustraciones para complementar el sentimiento y el tono de cada poema. Regalo ideal para los amantes de la poes a y amantes de la vida en todo el mundo.