Saudade, I Spoke Your Language
Black Fountain Press
17€
Literatur
Saudade, I Spoke Your Language
Saudade, I Spoke Your Language is a sumptuous, cross-language love story in thirty poems by Flame Darinov. A Bulgarian poet living in Luxembourg and writing in English, Flame is driven by a longing that is both emotional and linguistic. Reminiscing about a transformative period in his life, when he fell in love with a Brazilian man and, through him, with his language, he explores the intimate ties between love, language, and literature. The result is a moving reflection on the role that love and language play in shaping our identities, relationships, and our place in the world.
Originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, O. 'Flame' Darinov was born in 1999 and moved to the Grand Duchy in 2017. His passion for literature led him to pursue higher education in Luxembourg, the US, and Scotland. His love of men and languages made him write a lot about same-sex desire. Having taught poetry as an academic subject and a creative practice, Flame works eagerly with different communities of the poetry-passionate. Saudade, I Spoke Your Language is Flame's second poetry collection after his 2022 publication Loose Leaf Poetry (d'Bréck).
