Poetry & Pose is the first time Jordi Llavina's work has been translated into English and published. The book is a collection of two of his most important and popular pieces of work: The Hermitage and The Pomegranate. In both, Jordi Llavina evokes the sights, sounds and smells of the Mediterranean landscape while weaving together themes of singular poetic beauty.

The Hermitage, a long poem of more than 1400 lines, tells of the author's physical and metaphysical journey up a hill in southern Catalonia to visit a hermitage. Llavina touches on many themes in this poem, including love, death, family, loss, hope and memories. In 2019, Jordi Llavina was awarded the prestigious Lletra d'Or prize for this poem.

The second piece of work in the collection is The Pomegranate. Again written about a journey, The Pomegranate is a mix of both poetry and prose and tells the story of a grieving wanderer through the Catalan countryside.

About the Author

Jordi Llavina Murgadas (Gelida, 1968 -) studied at the University of Barcelona before working as a journalist, literary critic and secondary school teacher. Among other prizes, he has won the Lletra d'Or for his Ermita (The Hermitage) poem and the Premi Maria Manent for El magraner (The Pomegranate Tree). London Under Snow was first released in 2009 to universal praise.

Reviews

'I'll say it straight off: it's one of the best poems that I have read in a long time.'
Josep Maria Fonalleras, El Periodico

'The poem, wisely constructed, is full of symbolic images working their magic like a memento mori.'
Miquel Angel Llauger, Diari Ara

'Llavina's best book, in both prose and verse.'
Manuel Cuyas, El Punt Avui

'Control and chaos. Franciscanism and Darwinism. Maturity and precipitousness. Digested failures and celebrated hope. Solitude and patrimony. Truth and famine within each verse.'
Esteve Miralles, Nuvol

Book Information
ISBN 9781916293908
Author Jordi Llavina
Format Paperback
Page Count 250
Imprint FUM D'ESTAMPA PRESS
Publisher FUM D'ESTAMPA PRESS
Weight(grams) 165g
Dimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm * 15mm