Garden of Silica

Ida Vitale (Montevideo, Uruguay, 1923) is one of the fundamental voices of Latin American literature. Vitale has authored some thirty books, among which poetry prevails. From her first collection The Light of this Memory (1949) to her most recent Trema (2005), her poetry constructs an intellectual, participative subject that relegates the national and the feminine to a second plane. Thus, Vitale offers one of the most profound and provocative representations of women's subjectivity in the Spanish language.

• AcknowledgementsIda Vitale or the Brilliances of the Intellectual SubjectFROM EACH IN HIS NIGHTThis WorldDaily ObligationsFROM LISTENER ERRANTQueen SphinxPallid SignsOne ChoosesRecreationalBackroomFROM GARDEN OF SILICATracing through TransparencyNatural FortunesDistance’s SquareSummerAgainst TimePast’s LiquidThe Dervish’s AnswerPerspectiveHomage to MagritteNocturnal WheelThe Hunt, Infinite?PsalmStar’s PassageConfirmation of ShadowAt the Speed of FearThe Blind MachineAlamedaGarden of SilicaZoon PolitikonFROM DREAMS OF CONSTANCYStyleJusticeComposition with SymbolsResidueChaosEfrain’s BurialDestinyRestStoryFROM SEARCH FOR THE IMPOSSIBLEMoth, PoemHummingbirdRiversHousesThe Day, A LabyrinthDestiniesMidday DemonEquationScarcely ConcertSmall KingdomThe Dark TableIIIIIIExilesStill CantoCocoonTo Burn, To QuietThe LieThe Injured Man’s GreetingBotanicaLaurelsSan MiniatoFROM REDUCTION OF THE INfiNITE Parenthesis, Fragile HomeCulture of PalimpsestSumsSlow ObstaclesSalamanders’ MailAnnunciationThe Glory of PhilitisTo ArmsOrder of AngelsLunatic Solo, Legitimate Isolation34FROM BYOBU’S ABCSA StoryVery Platonic LoveKnotsAnguishFROM TREMATaskCalculated ErrorArrowsLast Night of Some YearOn the Back of the SkyThe Visible GodIf BlindNo SagaFortuneThe StreetBogota, 2001New CertaintiesMerry-Go-RoundCourtesiesRichesOn the Dark PorchReturn TripPerhaps an ExplanationMilan CafeClosingMining the WallGratitude