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Luis García Montero in conversation with Alonso Ruiz Rosas

Poetry and mourning

Arequipa 2023, 

For the Spanish writer Luis García Montero, one of the most interesting poets on the literary scene today, poetry has become a way of channelling his feelings and dealing with the pain of loss in Un año y tres meses, a poetry book whose theme is the passing away of his wife, the Spanish writer Almudena Grandes. The result is a luminous book and a moving lesson in mourning. Luis García Montero has also been the Director of the Instituto Cervantes since 2018. He will talk about poetry and about this book in particular with the Peruvian poet Alonso Ruiz Rosas.

Luis García Montero in conversation with Alonso Ruiz Rosas