Alfonsina and the Sea: Selected Poems of Alfonsina Storni and Poems of Love (Bilingual Edition)

Alfonsina and the Sea: Selected Poems of Alfonsina Storni and Poems of Love (Bilingual Edition)

“The sea is a mirror that does not know how to lie.” —Alfonsina Storni Alfonsina Storni walked into the sea in 1938—but her voice remains urgent, defiant, and alive. This bilingual edition presents a bold selection of her most essential poems, including the complete Poemas de Amor , a lyrical and devastating exploration of desire. Storni’s work moves between tenderness and fury, between confession and critique—speaking from the margins with unflinching clarity. A feminist icon and literary pioneer, she writes of the body, silence, love, and resistance in verses that still cut to the bone. Her influence echoes through the work of Sylvia Plath, Alejandra Pizarnik, and every poet who has ever refused to soften her voice. With poems appearing in English for the first time, this collection brings Storni’s brilliance to new readers in both languages—intact, immediate, and unforgettable.