Discover Cámara De Gessel: An Intimate Poetry Book With Carolina Quintero Valverde
Next July 19, 2024, at 7 pm, the Centro Cultural de España will be the stage for the presentation of the poetry book “Cámara de Gessel” by the talented Costa Rican poet Carolina Quintero Valverde. This event promises to be an evening full of poetry and reflection, where attendees will be able to immerse themselves in the intimate and familiar universe that Quintero explores in her most recent work.
The Work And Its Content
Cámara De Gessel is a poetry book that revolves around a family photo, which is observed and interpreted by the poet as an object of study and an intimate spectacle. Through her verses, Carolina Quintero explores the behavior of her clan, describing their faces, gestures, stories, fortunes and emptiness.
The author evokes these elements with surgical precision, without trying to displace them, but rather coexisting with their intention and origin. This exercise of memory and devotion seeks to help the poet understand their origin and establish a genealogy of the words and postures that arise when nostalgia and uncertainty are isolated in a controlled space.
About Carolina Quintero Valverde
Carolina Quintero Valverde was born in 1989 in San José, Costa Rica. She published her first book, Pequeña Muerte En El Ártico, in 2010 with Perro Azul publishing house, as part of the Poeta Joven project. Her second book, Datos Adjuntos, was released in 2016 by Espiral publishing house.
Quintero’s poems have been published in various Latin American magazines and some have been translated into Italian and French. She has participated in poetry festivals and meetings in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico and Costa Rica. In addition, she has a degree in medicine from the University of Costa Rica and a master’s degree in Public Health and Epidemiology.
Special Guests
The presentation will feature the participation of writers Alejandra Solórzano and Angélica Murillo. Alejandra Solórzano, writer and actress, is the author of De Vez En Cuando En Cuando Hablo Con Ella and Detener La Historia and Todo Esto Sucederá Siempre. Her work is marked by her family’s exile and political migration, which is reflected in her poetry.
Angélica Murillo has published Variaciones En Torno A la Trayectoria De Una Hormiga and Sobre El Amor Filial Y Otras Desviaciones. She is a Social Communicator with emphasis in Journalism.
Other Participants
The event will also feature Alfredo Trejos, a poet born in San José in 1977, who has received several literary awards, including the Aquileo J. Echeverría National Prize for Poetry in 2011. Among his works are Carta Sin Cuerpo, Arrullo Para La Noche Tóxica, and Cine En los Sótanos.
The presentation of Cámara De Gessel will be a unique opportunity to enjoy the poetry of Carolina Quintero Valverde and share with other outstanding figures of the Costa Rican literary scene. Don’t miss this evening of literature and reflection at the Centro Cultural de España.
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