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Poet in New York: Bilingual Edition
by Federico García Lorca
The letters home and footnotes regarding the author’s experience in NYC was the most interesting. The only section for which I followed and enjoyed was titled Streets & Dreams.
Lorca’s poetic style was highly abstract and relied heavily on symbolism and metaphors. He utilizes abrasive word choices which I think in itself represent his feelings on American life. There is a deep melancholic and grim tone to all the poems and didn’t reflect the same tone as the humorous and optimistic man that wrote letters home.
The poems felt full of rage & disgust of America, specifically that of machines & industrialization. Many of his accusations are fair and do reflect an American mindset. He weaves in naturalistic themes I think to contrast and explain the stark contrast of the city. However, as I mentioned his thoughts were hard for me to follow so I could have completely misinterpreted all of this. My dislike for the collection isn’t regarding his view on America, but my inability to follow his train of thought on each poem.
Originally written in Spanish (a language I am not versed it) I wonder if concepts are more clear in the original language. This collection was unique in the fact that the left side of pages were in Spanish and the right in English. This would make a great text for those learning to translate, or those who speak both languages and can make unique comparisons to the meaning.
Lorca’s poetic style was highly abstract and relied heavily on symbolism and metaphors. He utilizes abrasive word choices which I think in itself represent his feelings on American life. There is a deep melancholic and grim tone to all the poems and didn’t reflect the same tone as the humorous and optimistic man that wrote letters home.
The poems felt full of rage & disgust of America, specifically that of machines & industrialization. Many of his accusations are fair and do reflect an American mindset. He weaves in naturalistic themes I think to contrast and explain the stark contrast of the city. However, as I mentioned his thoughts were hard for me to follow so I could have completely misinterpreted all of this. My dislike for the collection isn’t regarding his view on America, but my inability to follow his train of thought on each poem.
Originally written in Spanish (a language I am not versed it) I wonder if concepts are more clear in the original language. This collection was unique in the fact that the left side of pages were in Spanish and the right in English. This would make a great text for those learning to translate, or those who speak both languages and can make unique comparisons to the meaning.