On the Grass

Gioconda Belli

POETRY. NAVONA, 2017. AVERSO POESIA NEW EDITION, 2023. 102 PAGES.

Belli's first book, On the Grass (1972), which won a prize for poetry from the Universidad Nacional de Nicaragua, revolutionized Latin American poetry with its frank exploration of the body and women's sexuality.

Interview El Pais (Spanish)

"A form of romantic poetry that expresses passion in ways I have never seen before."
Salman Rushdie

"One of the most ingenious writers in Central America. An original and wonderfully free talent."
Harold Pinter

PUBLISHED BY: Spanish NAVONA / AVERSO POESIA

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