Tango, Tangoing: Poems & Art
Poetry and Pen and Ink Drawings
of Tango Dancers by Mong-Lan
Valiant Press, Spring 2008
ISBN: 978-0-6151-8800-3
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About Tango, Tangoing: Poems & Art
Quote from The Argentimes, May 2008, Buenos Aires:
“Tango, Tangoing is a sensual combination of tango, poetry and artwork. . . . [it] offers an astute and refreshing look at real tango. So much is written and said about Argentine tango; here is a new and complete way to get to grips with more than just the steps and the music of this dance; the greatest of Argentine institutions.
Quote from El Tangauta, June, 2008, Buenos Aires, translated from the Spanish:
“Mông-Lan manages to reproduce that suggestive and attractive atmosphere of the milonga but with quite unorthodox forms because she is innovative in both her meter and syntax as well as in the spatial positioning of the verses. Among the most original characteristics of the work are the drawings, with few but accurate lines of couples embracing that seem to be moving on the paper.”
What poets and critics say:
" . . . . That Mong-Lan succeeds at such an ambitious project in writing that is visually striking, musically complex, unabashedly erotic and deeply intelligent, is testimony to her very great poetic talents. This is a marvelous book, one I’ll return to again and again."--Kevin Prufer
"Mong-Lan’s lyric poetry is unlike any others. . . . Consisting of three extraordinary poems about Argentine tango, the work is “muy generoso,” as she quotes the dance itself as being, in its sweep and precision. . . . . "--Paul Hoover
" . . . . Interweaving art with verse, this collection will leave you breathless from its impassioned elaborations and imagistic intensity."--Cyril Wong
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