National Poetry Month: Mirror of Details with Jesús Sepúlveda
Celebrate National Poetry Month with the Springfield Public Library! “This April we are overjoyed to host the celebrated Chilean poet Jesús Sepúlveda,” said Spanish Language Services Librarian Kristen Curé. “This year our two ongoing literary series, Springfield Celebrates Authors and the Spanish language book club Grupo de Lectura, are coming together for this special community event.”
Come to the Springfield Public Library at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday April 8th and to meet Sepúlveda, hear his poetry and have a chance to talk with him about his Spanish and English bilingual collection Espejo de los detalles / Mirror of Details.
About the Book
“The collection is configured around themes recurrent in Sepúlveda’s poetry: a past marked by the Chilean dictatorship and political repression; the crisis of civilization and ecological urgency […] This book is also the exploratory journey of an anarchic and rebellious subjectivity that goes from urban experience, represented by iconic cities like New York and Paris, toward the Amazon jungle. […] Mirror of Details not only represents a geographical and psychic displacement, but also a poetic one, allowing the subject to become hidden in language and continue his walk beyond time and death. Illustrated by painter Ivo Vergara Lasnibat (aka Ivotopia) and translated by Elmira Louie, Jesús Sepúlveda’s new book confirms its author as one of Latin America’s major contemporary poetic voices.”
How to Participate
Everyone is welcome at the author event on April 8th! Sign up in advance to get a free copy of the book (while supplies last). All are invited to join a second bilingual discussion of this book at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday May 3rd. If you have questions, or wish to register and ask for a participant copy, please visit the library website here. send an email to library@springfield-or.gov or call 541-726-3766.
- What: Bilingual English/Spanish author event with Chilean poet Jesús Sepúlveda and his book Espejo de los detalles / Mirror of Details
- When: 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 8th
- Where: Springfield Public Library, 225 5th St. Springfield, OR 97477
About the Programs
Springfield Celebrates Authors is an ongoing event to bring authors to Springfield to share their works with our community. Grupo de Lectura is a Spanish Language book club that comes together to read and explore global works of Spanish Literature as well as books published in Spanish by Oregon authors. This event is sponsored by the Spark Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation and the Springfield Public Library Foundation.
For more information
Visit the Springfield Public Library website here, or email Spanish Language Services Librarian Kristen Curé at kcure@springfield-or.gov or call 541-726-3766
About the Springfield Library
The Springfield Public Library is a welcoming community space dedicated to fostering growth and connection through access to diverse resources and programs. Guided by its core values of community, collaboration, and inclusion, the library provides opportunities for all to discover, connect, and grow.
