Mariana Lidia Torres Perez

In Spanish, the pain of letting go, the lense through which this author filters her soul to later pour it over these poems, is called “desamor” (loosely, “unlove”). Mariana Torres’ “Sonetosdel Amor y susContrarios” is both witty and playful, painful and passionate. “Unlove” is one of the hazards of loving. These remarkable poems, one of its fortunate byproducts.