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A collection of melancholic and lyrical, outrageous and funny, profound and accessible poems by Argentinian critic and poet Jorge Fondbrider, translated by acclaimed academic, novelist, poet and translator, Richard Gwyn. Casgliad o gerddi pruddglwyfus a thelynegol, ysgytwol a doniol, dwys a chyrhaeddadwy gan feirniad a bardd Archentaidd, wedi eu cyfieithu gan yr academydd, nofelydd, bardd a chyfieithydd Richard Gwyn. Fondebriders distinctive tone - melancholic but never sentimental, edgily lyrical, sometimes outrageous, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, and always manifesting a forensic curiosity towards both inner and outer worlds is both profound and accessible; his poetry is first and foremost an act of communication which reaches across cultural and geographical boundaries. These poems, beautifully translated in both word and spirit by the award-winning poet and novelist Richard Gwyn, deserve a wide readership across the English speaking world, not only as fine examples of poetic language and technique, but as part of the rich literary conversation between Europe and Latin America which pre-dates and potentially outweighs the sniping of contemporary politics and international rel