{"product_id":"one-impossible-step-9781643621555","title":"One Impossible Step","description":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA selection of extraordinarily condensed, emotionally complex, philosophical poems by one of the most unique and highly regarded 20th century Brazilian poets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her lifetime, Orides Fontela resisted all labels, all attempts to situate her work in a particular movement, school, tendency, or tradition. Here, in her first ever English-language collection, Fontela’s poetry continues to defy easy categorization. In these concise, meditative poems, Fontela’s bird and flower, water and stone, blood and star can be read as symbols, indicating a possible tendency toward mysticism. Including an illuminating statement of poetics and excerpts from her often acerbic interviews, \u003cem\u003eOne Impossible Step\u003c\/em\u003e introduces English-language audiences to an iconoclast who remains one across languages and decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orides Fontela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959994421366,"sku":"9781643621555","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_e1f73750-138f-44f5-a893-1e2f77e52822.jpg?v=1767783209","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/one-impossible-step-9781643621555","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}