Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence Afscheid But Seriously Well is not

But Seriously Well is not a poem of mourning

Zurita’s incantatory

het feminiene en het hedendaagse

The effect is both unsettling and surprisingly warm

state vernacular with the chatter of birds

Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence Afscheid But Seriously Well is notHomero Aridjis Self Portrait in the Zone of Silence, by the renowned Mexican writer Homero Aridjis, is a brilliant collection of poems written in and for the new century. Aridjis seeks spiritual transformation through encounters with mythical animals, family ghosts, migrant workers, Mexico's oppressed, female saints, other writers (such as Jorge Luis Borges and Philip Lamantia), and naked angels in the metro. We find tributes to Goya and Heraclitus,