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Seven Legendary Monsters
Paperback
ISBN13: 9780645985283
Publisher: Moonrise
Published: Aug 7 2025
Pages: 290
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.65 Width: 4.25 Depth: 7.00
Language: English
Seven Legendary Monsters is a feminist retelling of Paraguay's Guaranà people's creation mythos. Across 67 poems, Clara Elena GarcÃa taps into ancestral knowing, teaching us that our participation in the eternal duel between good and evil is an active choice.
In a world where meaning is becoming meaningless, GarcÃa's work reminds us that life is a creation, a reconciliation of experience lifting us above the old dichotomies. Steeped in mythology and told from the perspective of the monsters themselves, this is a radical collection of Indigenous poetry that is both timely and greatly needed.
Siete Monstruos Legendarios es una reinterpretación feminista del mito de la creación del pueblo guaranà de Paraguay. A lo largo de 67 poemas, Clara Elena GarcÃa se inspira en el conocimiento ancestral, enseñándonos que nuestra participación en el eterno duelo entre el bien y el mal es una decisión activa.
En un mundo donde el significado se vuelve insignificante, la obra de GarcÃa nos recuerda que la vida es una creación, una reconciliación de experiencias que nos eleva por encima de las viejas dicotomÃas. Empapada de mitologÃa y narrada desde la perspectiva de los propios monstruos, esta es una colección radical de poesÃa indÃgena, tan oportuna como necesaria.
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