Circe Maia
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Works
Maia has published poetry and translations.Among her better known works are an English-Spanish bilingual compilation of her poems, 'Yesterday a Eucalyptus', Amersham, UK: Brindin Press, 2001.
Other of her poetry publications include:
'Cambios, permanencias' (Changes, permanencies), Montevideo: Ediciones de la Banda Oriental, 1978, p. p. 12-67
'Dos voces' (Two voices), Montevideo, Ediciones Siete Poetas Hispanoamericanas, 1981, p. p. 68-105
'Superficies' (Surfaces), Montevideo: Ediciones de la Feria, 1990
'De lo visible' (The Visible), Montevideo: Assoc. de Impresores del Uruguay, 1998
Regional background
Maia has lived for many years in the northern city of TacuarembóTacuarembó
Tacuarembó is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. It is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the capital city of the Rivera Department. Routes 26 and 31 also meet Route 5 within the city limits...
. Along with fellow writer Jesús Moraes
Jesús Moraes
Jesús Moraes, , Uruguayan writer, born in Bella Unión, Artigas Department, Uruguay, who specializes in short stories.-Subject and nature of writings:...
, she is one of the relatively few contemporary Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an writers to be strongly identified with the north of the country.
'Poemas de Caraguatá'
Her series of poems 'Poemas de Caraguatá, I, II, III & IV', take their name from the Maia's reflections provoked by an indigenous toponym of Tacuarembó DepartmentTacuarembó Department
Tacuarembó is the largest department of Uruguay. Its capital is Tacuarembó.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 90,489 people and 28,054 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2...
in the north of the country, which may variously refer to a range of hills Cuchilla de Caraguatá
Cuchilla de Caraguatá
-Location:It is situated in Uruguay's largest department, Tacuarembó Department, in the north of the country.-Name:The range of hills gives its name to a town known as Cuchilla de Caraguatá.The word 'Caraguatá' originally referred to a local plant....
, a local town named after that range of hills, a local river, the Caraguatá River
Caraguatá River
-Location:It is situated in the north of the country, in the Tacuarembó Department and the Rivera Department, where the river rises.-Fluvial system:It is a tributary of the Tacuarembó River.The river runs generally from north-west to south-east.-Name:...
, or a local plant.
In this series of poems are contained reflections to which local topography, flora and fauna have given rise.
See also
- Cuchilla de Caraguatá#Featured in literature
- Jesús Moraes#Regional background