Poetry
Moon Ocean
by Fermina Ponce
Description
Moon Ocean is a collection of poetry in which the lyric voice opens up the intrapoetic to guide the reader into the moon ocean of the Self. The first touch with these waters is the lyrical confessions of Fermina Ponce, in the section entitled I Write. In these reasons to write, the poet advises the reader.
For in this ocean, sometimes the Self is wrestling with itself, “I write to ache while I bleed all over, and I surrender completely, even if it destroys me into little pieces, tired of birthing verses…” It is in this ‘incision of thought’ where Poetry triumphs.
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RIGHTS AVAILABLE FOR: All languages, except Spanish, through PaGe Literary Agency. For inquiries please contact: paulina@pageagencia.com or gerardo@pageagencia.com.
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Author Biography
Born in Bogota, Colombia, Fermina Ponce is a writer, journalist and communicator. She holds a double M.A. in Organizational Communication Management from University of La Sabana, Colombia, and in Creative Writing from University of Salamanca, Spain.
Her first poetry, Al desnudo, was published in Colombia in 2016 by the Oveja Negra imprint, and won a bronze medal at the 2018 International Latino Book Award in Los Angeles, California.
Mar de (L) una, her second poetry collection, now translated as Moon Ocean, was published in Spanish in Colombia in 2017, and won an honorary mention to the best poetry book at the ILBA 2019 Awards.
She has written considerably about mental illness, first through poetry with Sin Nombre, published in 2019, and most recently, through Todo este silencio, published by Urano in Colombia. She has also published short fiction for several anthologies and collections in the Chicago area, where she resides.
Her most recent poetry collection, Se llamará piedra (2021), was published by Sudaquia and won honorary mention at the 2021 Juan Felipe Herrera international poetry award, and a second honorary mention for best poetry book at the 2021 ILBA Awards.
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- Publisher Snow Fountain Press
- Publication Date October 2020
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781951484651 / 1951484657
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 12 USD
- Pages111
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleMar de (L) una
- EditionFirst
- Copyright Year2020
- Dimensions6 x 0.28 x 9 inches
- IllustrationLee Zimmerman
