The art of igniting words: The moving dimension of poetry

Poetry, in its many forms, has the quality of moving us. This attribute, essentially, can turn words into slow but steady combustion artifacts; "intermittent miracles" that guide us towards a different understanding of the world and our place in it. In short, the necessary germ that gives rise to any crucial change, whether at an individual or collective level.

'The Art of Igniting Words,' the first essay by poet Berta García Faet, explores how poetry 'thinks'. And in the opinion of its author, it burns not only in poetry itself, but also through music, painting, and all kinds of artistic manifestations.

In a hybrid format, which is part treatise and part literary memoir, this book appeals to the keys of the poetic: beauty, cognition, and connections. Theoretical reflection, manifesto, confession between friends, and a love letter: a radically original and beautiful text that crackles in search of new audiences and new directions. A subtle and astonishing journey that seeks to show us how poetry catalyzes our deepest transformations. A first-person plea about the restorative and rebellious nature of words.

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