"don't you see how everything you and I
once dreamed is overwhelmed by what is?"

Beautiful and haunting collection.

Wow! This is poetry that resonance with me. It's beautiful. This is a needed book in my shelf. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the chance to read this book.

Jaime Gil de Biedma is a poet that did not just survive Franco in the era post Spanish Civil War, he is also a man who brings the experience of living his life as a member of the queer community. In the end, he passed away of AIDS, but he leaves behind a collection of poems that bring a yearning earnestness that both warmed my heart and made it ache.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for an eARC.

Beautifully done. I am so glad I got an opportunity to read this.

Absolutely gorgeous poetry that's full of longing, and also a gay poet who managed to survive post Spanish Civil War era Franco, but ultimately died of AIDS. Great collection.

i am not the target audience for this but i can see how his work is impactful and important. i love that the translations are side by side and i’m happy there was a foreword that gave me insight into his life.