Mexican writer Benito Taibo is one of Camilasbooks' favorites, however, not always for his novels, which are very popular, but also for his facet as a poet, and it is precisely a collection of poetry that the reviewer recommends for this Saturday.
Camilasbooks met Taibo through her book “Persona Normal”, a novel written in 2011, which she also recommends reading, as it made her feel embraced and supported at a time when she needed it. But it is “Pasar inadvertido”, the poetry collection by this writer that captivated her, which was released in 2022.
“Benito Taibo is a Mexican author whom I value very much and whose work I have always loved a lot, and finding him in this collection of poems called 'Pasar inadvertido' has been a great surprise, not only because he writes in an incredible way, but also because we explore, in some way, a totally different facet of this author.”
For Camilasbooks, Benito Taibo has “something in his pen that makes him so special, because he has a very exquisite writing style. I love reading him, it is like a shelter, at the same time he gives a lot through his words and that fascinates me a lot.”
This collection of poems brings together poems that the author has written in different years, starting from 198, until the first decade of the 2000s.
Camilasbooks mentioned that, although she is used to reading poetry about love and heartbreak, among other existentialist themes, she was surprised by Taibo's poetry, as she found a more everyday poetry that tells of what can happen to us daily and that Benito makes sure that those things are not lost in oblivion.
“In reality, the things that Benito writes have always been a refuge for me, they have always been a way of looking at things from another perspective, also with a lot of enthusiasm, with a lot of faith and hope placed in life and that is very noticeable in his words, it is something that is always reflected in his work and it is very beautiful. He is an author who makes you want to live, gives you energy, gives you something that can bring you well-being and I am very grateful for that,” said Camilasbooks.
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