Seguiriyas

A debut poetry collection that draws on the music and culture of flamenco to explore diasporic experience.In Seguiriyas--which derives its title from the flamenco palo (or "song form") of the same name--Ben Meyerson picks paths through the reverberations of diaspora, displacement, and transit. Meyerson's poems travel between his upbringing in an Ashkenazi Jewish family in Toronto and his time spent plumbing the historical tensions that animate Andalusian culture. Within diaspora and dispersion, Meyerson assembles an array of reference points ranging from the history of the Roma in Spain, flamenco performance, medieval Iberian poetry, rock music, and the echoes of Jewish ritual practice. Seguiriyas does not seek to neatly arrange the pluralities that it observes; rather, it moves in their wake, offering a form of careful attention and vibrant song.


Author: Ben Meyerson
Publisher: Black Ocean
Published: 11/14/2023
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781939568731
ISBN10: 1939568730
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Canadian
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes | Family
- Poetry | European | Spanish & Portuguese