the poetry of the austrian author christian ide hintze can now be read in spanish. his poems have appeared in argentina, but only now, for the first time, has a full book been translated into our language. the uruguayan publisher graffiti has just released the volume "la creciente dorada". ide hintze is one of the most original and lyrical voices in contemporary german literature. he combines musicality and philosophy with critical thought and metaphorical inventiveness. perhaps keys to evaluate the true dimension of the cultural event posed by the appearance of his poems in spanish are to be found in the field of comparative literature. his searches have something in common with the best exteriorismo of nicaraguan poetry (cardenal, coronel urtecho) or with the striking uninhibitedness of the american beatnik movement and its successors (ginsberg, kerouac, bob dylan); in his emphasis, his stress, there is much from rock music and from ballads, and much of the minstrel.
pedro de la hoz, granma, havana, cuba, july 11, 1996
the poetry of the austrian author christian ide hintze can now be read in spanish. his poems have appeared in argentina, but only now, for the first time, has a full book been translated into our language. the uruguayan publisher graffiti has just released the volume "la creciente dorada". ide hintze is one of the most original and lyrical voices in contemporary german literature. he combines musicality and philosophy with critical thought and metaphorical inventiveness. perhaps keys to evaluate the true dimension of the cultural event posed by the appearance of his poems in spanish are to be found in the field of comparative literature. his searches have something in common with the best exteriorismo of nicaraguan poetry (cardenal, coronel urtecho) or with the striking uninhibitedness of the american beatnik movement and its successors (ginsberg, kerouac, bob dylan); in his emphasis, his stress, there is much from rock music and from ballads, and much of the minstrel.
pedro de la hoz, granma, havana, cuba, july 11, 1996