Ana Enriqueta Terán (1918-2017)
One of the most renowned Venezuelan poets, Terán's writing style spans from sonetos and tercetos (inspired by poets such as Dante, Garcilaso de la Vega and Luis de Góngora) to free verse style as those used by surrealist poets (Terán and Smith 2003). The poem "Recados al Hermano Mayor" comes from her book De Casa de Hablas which covers her poetic work from 1946 to 1989.
Recados al Hermano Mayor
A Luis Daniel Terán
Los enlutados
que sonríen y pasan
dicen adiós con manos dobles
se apoyan en la frase del viejo prestigio familiar.
Para no avengonzarse, para no avergonzarse.
Pero se discute, se recuerda.
Hermanas mías, qué bellas fuimos.
Aún son bellas nuestras sombras.
The Poetess Counts to 100 and Bows Out by ISBN: 9781400825202Publication Date: 2009-02-09Ana Enriqueta Terán is arguably Venezuela's finest poet. Celebrated throughout the Spanish-speaking world, she is almost unknown among anglophones... Selected from several volumes of Terán's work, these poems span half a century of composition and show an extraordinary range in both form and substance...
