Unknown Words / Palabras desconocidas includes poems written from 2012 to 2020, the same period in which the author has resided in the United States.
It is simultaneously an exploration of forms and a reflection on poetry in two languages: his native Mexican Spanish and the English he has been immersed since he came to live to New York City, assimilated through the readings of classic and contemporary American and English authors, and by his experience translating a cluster of poets from Mexico and The United States for Darklight Publishing.
Roberto Mendoza Ayala considers that the works included here are those that talk best about his integration into a language and a country different from his, and also delve best in writing itself, considering it as concept and form at the same time, breaking down the act of writing until reaching to its source: the contrast.
Unknown Words / Palabras desconocidas, is the 18th title of Darklight’s Bridges poetry series edited in bilingual format and translated from Spanish by Arthur Gatti and Roberto Mendoza Ayala; it contains beautiful illustrations and a cover designed by the graphic Mexican artist Alonso Venegas Gomez.
Unknown Words / Palabras desconocidas incluye poemas escritos desde 2012 hasta 2020, el mismo periodo en el que el autor ha residido en los Estados Unidos.
Es al mismo tiempo una exploracion de formas y una reflexion sobre la poesia en dos idiomas: su espanol mexicano nativo y el ingles en el que ha estado inmerso desde que llego a vivir a la ciudad de Nueva York, asimilado a traves de lecturas de autores clasicos y contemporaneos estadounidenses e ingleses, y por su experiencia traduciendo a un cumulo de poetas de Mexico y los Estados Unidos para Darklight Publishing.
Roberto Mendoza Ayala considera que las obras aqui incluidas son las que mejor hablan de su integracion a una lengua y un pais diferentes a los suyos, y que se adentran mejor en la escritura misma, considerandola como concepto y forma a la vez, desglosando el acto de la escritura hasta llegar a su origen: el contraste.
Unknown Words / Palabras desconocidas, es el titulo numero 18 de la serie de poesia Bridges de Darklight Publishing, editado en formato bilingue y traducido del espanol por Arthur Gatti y Roberto Mendoza Ayala; contiene hermosas ilustraciones y una portada disenada por el artista grafico mexicano Alonso Venegas Gomez.
