started walking The way to write in 1972 with Ithaca, a collection of poems in which he moves away from his latest direction. He continued with: three hundred stepsIt was published in 1977 after winning the award. Irun City Award, a book containing some of his essential poems. It came a year later other music.
From there Francisca Aguirre (Alicante, 1930-Madrid, 2019) entered a difficult situation. almost twenty years of literary silenceHe left here with only two prose books: Let Rosa Luxemburg do the ironing And mirror mirrorBoth were published in 1995. From there, his literary output increased, with his career being rewarded with the National Poetry Prize (2011).and National Award for Literature (2018).
investigate the depth of his writings, tackling certain issues and redefining his role This poem, which has formed the basis of women’s poetry since the 80s, became the object of study of the monograph to be dedicated to the Alicante writer. Cincinnati Romance ReviewAffiliated with the Department of Romance and Arabic Languages and Literatures University of Cincinnati.
This study coordinated by teachers Maria Paz Moreno and will feature research conducted by nine experts such as Manuel Valero Gómez, Jaime Siles or. Cecilio Alonsowith another similar one María Teresa Navarrete, Laura Lozano Marín or David Ferrez Gutiérrez It is reinforced by scientific research in the literature. Other academics also participate Raúl Molina, Antonio Cazorla Castellón, Eva María Álvarez Ramos and Manuel Valero himself.
«Aguirre’s work has a certain popularity and validity, but there are no tribute records in both specialized and popular magazines, and this was a good opportunity to do so. updating some questions about literary criticism», points out Valero.
overcome the issues
He emphasizes that one of the aspects intended to be addressed is “to tackle some of the issues.” «It is always common to fall into his books Ithaca And three hundred stepsIn his memory, the examination of his works limited the republican past to his father’s past (painter Lorenzo Aguirre), gender perspective… which is true, but we want to go further, contextualize it and give it another vision».
One of the most striking aspects of her figure is that of Francisca Aguirre at a defining moment that “connects the poets of half a century.” The so-called female boom of the 80sand has a decisive position in this transition.
The monograph will cover a “wide range” of topics. Cecilio Alonso will focus on a series of unpublished letters; Jaime Siles reads a poem by Aguirre; María Teresa Navarrete, identity and as a woman poet; Laura Lozano, who admires Aguirre’s work; Antonio Cazorla suggests reading the book Conversations with my pet, and Manuel Valero will focus on reading the poetry collection Ítaca.
About twenty titles
Francisca Aguirre has won nearly twenty championships throughout her career. And in the last years of his life some major collections of poetry were published. Like A history of anatomy (2010)his “most successful and representative example”, which won him the Miguel Hernández-Valencian Society International Poetry Prize and the National Poetry Prize.
The bulk of his poetic output was written in the late 90s and early millennium. general article (nineteen ninety six), combines poetic prose with “monophonic and coherent sonnets” and “displays a baroque vision of existence” and The harbinger of unrest (2000).
The last ones were Conversations with my pet (2012) and a long illness (2018). Additionally, various selections from his poems were published. behind the mirrors (2011 and 2013) and outerwear (2019), in addition to all of his work in 2018.
“I can say that after a commercial boom, his figure is revived in doctoral theses, final degrees or master’s projects,” says Manuel Valero. In this sense, he thinks “found”. A balance between commercial and research “But there are issues awaiting analysis that cannot be included here, such as translations of his works into Italian and editions that are not easy to find in the United States.”
It is also important to delve into reviews and update the author “in this highly prestigious and very well digitally positioned international journal, founded in 1981 and published online since 2008.”