Ithaca
This 50-page poem is a major contemporary Spanish poet’s reworking of the Greek myth of Odysseus, but with one important alteration: This time the story is told from Penelope’s perspective. Upon its original Spanish publication, Ithaca earned the 1971 Leopoldo Panero poetry award.\ Francisca Aguirre was born in Alicante, Spain in 1930. She began publishing late in life, garnering many awards, including the prestigious Esquio Award. She lives in Spain with poet Felix Grande, a member of the...
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A reworking of the myth of Odysseus by a major Spanish poet. Ithaca's first English translation.
Sad beast19Ithaca21From without23The comrades25Sisyphus of the cliffs29The oracle31Mirage : Penelope and Lot's wife33Penelope unravels35The object37The wait39The wind in Ithaca41The show43Monologue45The welcome47Paper landscapes51The dragon tree55The dragon tree revisited57November61The blessed ones63The bet65Orderliness67Discovery69Freedom71Causes73Farewell75Arithmetic77Cemetery79Totality81The party83Autophagy85Self-ignorance87The owners89The female gravedigger91The stranger93The requests95Trust97Black fire99The step101Listen to me103The certainties105"To last is also to live"109The roster113Murder115The spiral117Happiness119The wall121Loom123
