Teresa Stojkov “Jorge Teillier: Poet of the Hearth: A Reading” April 22 , 2003

Advance Praise for Jorge Teillier

“This is a book equal to the quality of a great poet. In Chile, the land of poets, Jorge Teillier is the poet par excellence. Since the publication of his first book in the 1950s, his work has become a school of poetry, one of the most powerful in Latin America in the second half of the twentieth century. Teresa Stojkov, with praiseworthy erudition and analytic sharpness, employs a methodology founded in Bachelard, Heidegger, and Rilke to penetrate the heart of Teillier’s poetry as no one has done before. Her book is a model of what poetry criticism should be. It is destined to become required reading for students not only of Teillier, but also of other Latin American poets of his stature.”
Grínor Rojo, Professor of Literature
University of Chile

“This book is an excellent contribution to the discussion of Chilean writer Jorge Teillier, particularly in reference to the poetry of the hearth, or poesía lárica. The links to Rainer Maria Rilke demonstrate the relevance of this poet throughout Latin America. One of the best parts of the book is the examination of the topic of childhood memory and the poetic imagination. Stojkov is persuasive in her arguments and has an acute sense for critical analysis.”
Jacobo Sefamí, Associate Professor of Spanish
University of California, Irvine