The Introduction is intended to show how Pujol Russell's poetry attempts to erase, or at least alter, the fundamental distinction between language and the real, or being."--BOOK JACKET.
Poetry. Translated from the Spanish by Noel Valis. The award-winning poetry of Noni Benegas illuminates the ineffable world in which we live. Journeying between past and present, between the everyday world and the world of dreams, her poetry creates a space where, for an instant, the unknown feels familiar and the uncertain becomes reliable. Born in Argentina, Benegas has lived in Spain since 1977 and is the author of five books of poetry: Argonautica (Silver Prize of the United Nations); La balsa de la Medusa (National Miguel Hernandez Prize); Cartografia ardiente; Las entretelas sedosas; and Fragmentos de un diario desconocido (Esquio Poetry Prize).
Death Before Dying offers a window on the Sufi mystical tradition, providing a rare glimpse into the religious lives of rural Muslims during the days of the Mughal Empire. The poetry of Sultan Bahu has inspired Sufis of the Punjab for countless generations, embodying essential characteristics of the mystical tradition, especially in its emphasis on complete and unrestricted devotion to God coupled with skepticism toward the formal, legalistic, and institutionalized elements of organized religion.