In the final paragraph of her Nature's Colloquy with the Word: Pureza Canelo's First Poetics (CH, Apr'04, 41-4522), Pritchett (Univ. of Arkansas) states that with the publication of Habitable (1979), the poet had concluded "the first phase of [her] identity search." She added that with the appearance of Tendido verso: segunda poética (1986), one of three subsequent volumes, she anticipated ... Read morea future study of the lauded Spanish poet, superbly realized here. Pritchett cites Lacan, Heidegger, and Zizek frequently. She does not view Canelo's work within a uniquely Spanish context but rather as part of more extensive international, aesthetic, and philosophical concerns. In the interim between the two volumes, much that affects Canelo's verse has occurred in her life and literary maturation. Pritchett ascribes two traits to this book: 'its return to ... and reexamination of all of the volumes that precede it; and ... the primarily celebratory [tone].' Like its predecessor, this thoughtfully conceived, densely written volume is enriched by copious notes, meticulous attention to detail, and an excellent bibliography.
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