INTERVIEW WITH IOLANDA BONET (1ª parte)

The writer Iolanda Bonet will publish the first book of the year from Edicions Aïllades. Tchaikovsky or Mozart, name ‘Shouts sea‘, It was released a decade ago in digital format As part of the collection Ones de poesia. The launch of the set of poems will be the 19 January at 20.15 in the library of Can Ventosa and the author will attend, the prologue writer Bartomeu Ribes and the writer Carles Fabregat and the compositions will be read. moment, we present this interview in two parts with Bonet.

Iolanda Bonet and the Ramon Mayol editor.

INTERVIEW WITH JOSÉ M: Ten years have passed since the first publication.. Do you still recognize yourself in these poems??

Iolanda Bonet: Yes. It doesn't mean that nothing would change, But it has been difficult for me to modify them. When I have consulted with other people, I have been advised not to touch them to maintain the cohesion and the entity they have.

P: Why the title ‘Mar Crits’?

IB: Because the sea is far from being a flat sea. It is as if it were a being able to convey emotions and change life forms even reduce them to the earth. That apocalyptic force hypnotizes us as much as calm.

P: There are some poems that use the calligram to draw elements of the verses. What does this way of writing contribute?

IB: Although the important thing is the content, With the form you can express yourself with more freedom. I gave myself to Miquel Martí i Pol that, according to the way to the poem, You read it differently and give it a different meaning and interpretation.

P: You speak of the Portuguese poet Pessoa to discuss his verse: «The sea is Portuguese».

IB: It's a joke. In one of his books, ‘Message‘, Este salt towards. Surely it is because Portugal is a homeland of navigators. instead, Here we have the Mediterranean and we also feel its owners. Fear this answer as a joke "The sea is Ibizan".

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