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Review by Marie Delgado Travis Lusty, gutsy, delicious poetry. Gabriela Anaya Valdepeña delights, not only the "less-than-casual" eavesdropper. She satisfies the secret voyeur in us, as well, with the graphic sensuality, illusive dreams and wit-filled wisdom of women who love too much -- and perhaps, too often. Gabriela's English poems are intelligent, stylish, varied and engaging. What I’d wish to see since there are Spanish translation of poems interspersed throughout her work is: why translate a handful of poems and not all? In the alternative, the translated poems could well be showcased in a separate chapter. As presented, they tend to interrupt the book's otherwise sexy flow. On the plus side, Gabriela and her translators are quite masterful and I take the bilingual samples as a sign of more good things to come from their collaboration. Highly recommended. Read an excerpt from this book opens in new window About Gabriela Anaya Valdepeña Gabriela Anaya-Valdepeña is a poet, artist, and dancer. Born in Mexico City, she spent much of her life in Texas. She now lives in San Diego, California with her 17 year-old daughter. Gabriela's first collection of poems, Exaggerated Gender Signals, was published by Darkness Visible Books in 2003. Her work has appeared in various journals and e-zines, including Blue Unicorn, Wild Violet, and LanguageandCulture.net. She has performed throughout Southern California in libraries, bookstores, coffee houses, local radio and television. In 2004, Gabriela presented her work at San Diego State University, as part of their Living Writers Series. She is also an award-winning teacher, who taught poetry for the California Poets in the Schools and Border Voices programs. Gabriela’s newest collection of poetry, Welcome Eavesdropper, (Darkness Visible Books/DPress, 2005) includes her self-portraits. She recently was featured in Biobytes, in the San Diego Union-Tribune. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060501/news_mz1b1biobyte.html Gabriella's photographs has been shown at the Museum of the Living Artist in San Diego and at many local galleries and studios. Look for her upcoming website: http://www.liarwithacamera.com/.  |
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