The Jacaranda Whispers
Alberto Ruy-Snchez author Rhonda Dahl Buchanan translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:White Pine Press
Publishing:20th Nov '25
£13.99
This title is due to be published on 20th November, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
The Jacarandas Whisper pays homage to the amazing jacaranda trees that transform Mexico City into a purple spectacle heralding the arrival of spring.
Mexican writer Alberto Ruy Sánchez adds yet another “secret garden” to his opus of wonder. The Jacarandas Whisper is carefully structured into six sections of lyrical poems that reflect upon the paradoxical nature of the jacaranda trees, their immortal yet transient character, their origin myths, their multicultural history of migration, and the lessons they offer on the human condition. The book closes with a final “Resounding Coda” that celebrates the jacaranda’s power of communication: “She whispers things when silent, / and says even more if you listen.”
“Shifting clouds in heaven’s eye, the jacarandas are whispering strokes of calligraphy on the page of desire. In this book, the poet listens to them speak, alone or in unison, watches them dance, pursues their fragrant metamorphoses, hears in their music the memory of migrations, and interprets their messages with lucidity. This is an intimate book that inspires a collective utopia: a yearning transformed into the engagement of a city worthy of its jacarandas. A seminal book for its readers.”—Aurelio Asiain
“This book invites us to pause and contemplate the trees, the sky, the wind, the ground and the roots below, and to consider the rhythm of words, our embraces, desire, and the purity of poetry.”—Sandra Lorenzano
“This volume describes the jacaranda trees of Mexico City – their beauty, their history, their biological features, and the long list of literary admirers—as a point of departure for meditating on nothing less than the human condition.”—Nicolás Medina Mora Pérez
ISBN: 9781945680847
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
120 pages