Mexican poery, whose origins date back to pre-Columbian civilizations, is one of the richest in the Spanish language, having produced figures like Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Baroque poet of the seventeenth century to internationally recognized contemporary voices such as Mexican Nobel laureate Octavio Paz. Always marked by the fire of its compex history and the various literary trends in style throughout the years, the poetry of Mexico amazes by its intensity, its exuberance and vitality that makes it one of the most renowned within the framework of contemporary poetry worlwide.
Sara Uribe has been recognized as one of the best young established voices in Mexican literature. Her work, one of the foremost of her generation, has left some of the most outstanding pages in the national collections. For the first time, in a beautiful artistic translation by Professor Victoria M. Contreras, the English reader will have access to these wonderful poems. I Never Wanted to Stop Time is a book to be read from beginning to end. With a distinctive and poignant voice, the author takes us by the hand through the journey of the loss of a mother, this essential bond of human life. In this book, written in a direct, clean style, language is the straight link to the visible and invisible spaces of the heart. We are confident that readers will enjoy this key work of contemporary Mexican poetry.
