“The appearance of God is also a bitch” has shaken the commonplaces of poetic language and has earned María Paz Guerrero sustained national and international recognition. The Colombian author's first book of poems also marks a turning point in the willingness of expression of young poetry in the country and proposes a new way of thinking about our own fragility through experimentation and sharp and hilarious contempt. For Himpar editores, we are proud to present this title to our readers in a second corrected edition.
[...]
but god was wrong
god was the queen of pain
that's how she managed to attract attention
so she managed to have lovers
that mistreated god
because poor god
god is so weak
cry
he stays at home
locked up
studying and working
he stays at home
trembling
because everything hurts God
[...]”