"Yau has an extraordinary talent for distilling words and transforming them into almost physical aesthetic experiences. The poems in this collection spark a sensation, a taste, a space, and without us realizing it, they take us to unexpected and…

Contemporary Venezuelan literature is largely the literature of migrant writers. For decades—and for various reasons—Venezuelan writers have sought to settle in various parts of the world, with the United States, Spain, and other Latin American…

"Presented as a literary collage composed of letters, poems, fragmented narratives, and family anecdotes, Hormigas en la lengua delves into the games, wounds, reflections, pleasures, and fears of childhood. What sets this portrait apart is Yau’s…