Burning like firewood, sleeping forgotten in the mirror like Sleeping Beauty, thrown like bones to the dogs – the word echoes strongly in this new book by Maurício de Macedo. It is from this word, in its most diverse facets, dressed in metaphors – or from the struggle between its urgency and the force of silence – that his poetry draws its nourishment.
Casting a sharp gaze upon the world, the poet captures signs as subtle as whispers that creep in like secrets, like the indifferent and overwhelming brightness, or the birds that don't perch on the window, that sing a song that is picked but not heard. With *Ossos da palavra* (Bones of the Word), Maurício de Macedo once again seduces the reader with his singular poetic vein – which skillfully combines lyricism, sensitivity, and precision in the art of writing.
