ALEJANDRA PIZARNIK: The poet Lilith

Paul Valéry said that “absolute poetry can only proceed by exceptional marvels: the works it composes constitute entirely what is most rare and improbable in the imponderable treasures of a literature”. And although Valéry spoke of the symbolists, the same is true for Alejandra Pizarnik, who pursued until her last breath to find the perfection of her art, the musicality of language. The work done by the great poets of all times and places tries to link the previous poetic past with the past that came after them, taking lessons from here and there, according to their interest. This gesture refers to a play of literary influences and inspirations that came naturally to Alejandra Pizarnik. This book is about that dialogue, about the exchange of precise signs that Pizarnik made with the modern poetic tradition, and by closely examining her poetry, specifically Árbol de Diana (1962), this will also be a book that looks at the search for musical silence, the fiery story and poetic otherness while considering the difficulties that, as a mid-twentieth century author, Pizarnik had to face.