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Argentinian poet Edgar Bayley talks with Esteban Peicovich about the meaning of poetry in Bayley's life. Bayley describes his poetry as love or erotic poetry, and discusses the importance of loving oneself, good versus evil, and how man is the owner of his own destiny.
Biagioni reads some of her poems and talks about her poetry, prizes won in poetry contests, and hunting as a recurring theme in her poems. She also talks about the publication histories of her books, her beginnings as a poet, and some of the writers who have influenced her.
Biagioni continues her interview with Esteban Peicovich. She talks about the book, La medicina floral de Edward Bach by Maria Luisa Pastorino and how her health improved following her reading of this book. She also discusses her religious and spiritual beliefs, her poems, her acquaintances, and her trips to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The interview ends with a long discussion on Biagioni's favorite classic poets (Quevedo, Garcilaso de la Vega, Borges, Rilke) and a lecture she gave as a guest lecturer in a university literature class in Argentina.
Continuation of an interview with Argentinian poet Edgar Bayley. He talks about the origin of his name, his family and childhood memories, and some of the poets who influenced his life. He also talks about discusses poetry in general and the process behind writing poems. He also reads several of his poems.
Venezuelan poet Igor Barreto talks about his book, Soy el muchacho más hermoso de esta ciudad. He describes his how he aims as a poet to portray natural landscapes in a more realistic, less romantic way. He also describes the six years he spent in Bucarest, Romania, studying cinematography and drama, where he met Marin Sorescu, a Romanian poet. Throughout the interview, Barreto reads poems from his various books.
The end of an interview with Venezuelan poet Igor Barreto. He talks about the six years he spent as a cinematography student in Romania and about his meeting with Martin Sorescu, a Romanian poet who inspired the name of his book, Soy el muchacho más hermoso de esta ciudad. He also discusses Venezuelan poetry and reads poems from his various books.
During his interview with Esteban Peicovich, Isidoro Blaisten talks about what a poet is, his literary works, his workshops on literary writing, his beginnings as a writer and writers who influenced his works. Blaisten mainly focuses on his latest book, Cuando éramos felices, which he describes as a combination of autobiography, short stories and views on literature in Argentina. Some of his short stories were inspired by the many different jobs he had as graphic novelist, publishing writer, journalist, photographer and bookseller. Throughout the interview, Blaisten reads several of his short stories and poems.
During his interview with Esteban Peicovich, Jorge Boccanera talks about his poems, his birthplace (Bahía Blanca, Argentina), his beginnings as a writer, Luis Cardoza y Aragon (a Guatemalan writer that influenced his works), radio programs with Litto Nebia and Humberto Constantini, his poems as lyrics for famous Argentine singers and his life in Costa Rica. The last part of the interview is a discussion of Boccanera's book in progress about Juan Gelman and Gelman's literary works, his personality and other aspects of Gelman's life. Also during the interview poems are read by both Peicovich and Boccanera.
Esteban Peicovich interviews Leopoldo Brizuela on the ways and styles of his writings. Brizuela talks about his preferences when writing about a character, how different are narratives from essays and his own writing style. At the request of Peicovich, Brizuela talks about the difference between explaining and describing events in a story, the most effective uses of person (first or third person singular) and tenses (verb forms) and other techniques to write stories or novels. Brizuela uses examples to illustrate his points.
Rodolfo Abularach talks with Esteban Peicovich in New York City about his origins as an artist, and how his art was influenced by Mayan art and bullfighting. Also a writer and musician, Abularach explains the origins and different types of Latin American folk music, including the subgenres of flamenco: the solear, the seguidilla and buleria. He demonstrates these rhythms with his guitar and singing.
