Alejandra Pizarnik (1936-1972)
The Argentinian poet Alejandra Pizarnik's short life left a legacy of more than nine literary publications, including her French poems published posthumously. Her poem "Cenizas," which she dedicated to her therapist León Ostrov, comes from her second book of poetry, La última inocencia, published in 1956. In "Cenizas" one may perceive Pizarnik's sense of pesimism and despair, especially in the lines that read "qué haré conmigo," and "pero no tengo mañana." After several suicidal attempts, Pizarnik took her life in Buenos Aires, 1972. She was 32 years old.
- "Alejandra Pizarnick." Encyclopdia Britannica. September 2020. Retreived from: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alejandra-Pizarnik on December 4th, 2020.
Cenizas
La noche se astilló de estrellas
mirándome alucinada
el aire arroja odio
embellecido su rostro con música.
Pronto nos iremos
Arcano sueño
antepasado de mi sonrisa
el mundo está demacrado
y hay candado pero no llaves
y hay pavor pero no lágrimas.
¿Qué haré conmigo?
Porque a Ti te debo lo que soy
Pero no tengo mañana
Porque a Ti te...
La noche no sufre.
Extracting the Stone of Madness by ISBN: 9780811223966Publication Date: 2016-05-17...Alejandra Pizarnik is still a hidden treasure in the U.S. Extracting the Stone of Madness: Poems 1962-1972 comprises all of her middle to late work, as well as a selection of posthumously published verse. Obsessed with themes of solitude, childhood, madness and death, Pizarnik explored the shifting valences of the self and the border between speech and silence.
