Circe Maia
Circe Maia (1932-, b. in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan writer.
Works
Maia has published poetry and translations.
Among her better known works are an English-Spanish bilingual compilation of her poems, 'Yesterday a Eucalyptus', Amersham, UK: Brindin Press, 2001.
Other of her poetry publications include:
'Cambios, permanencias' (Changes, permanencies), Montevideo: Ediciones de la Banda Oriental, 1978, p. p. 12-67
'Dos voces' (Two voices), Montevideo, Ediciones Siete Poetas Hispanoamericanas, 1981, p. p. 68-105
'Superficies' (Surfaces), Montevideo: Ediciones de la Feria, 1990
'De lo visible' (The Visible), Montevideo: Assoc. de Impresores del Uruguay, 1998
Regional background
Maia has lived for many years in the northern city of Tacuarembó. Along with fellow writer Jesús Moraes, she is one of the relatively few contemporary Uruguayan writers to be strongly identified with the north of the country.
'Poemas de Caraguatá'
Her series of poems 'Poemas de Caraguatá, I, II, III & IV', take their name from the Maia's reflections provoked by an indigenous toponym of Tacuarembó Department in the north of the country, which may variously refer to a range of hills Cuchilla de Caraguatá, a local town named after that range of hills, a local river, the Caraguatá River, or a local plant.
In this series of poems are contained reflections to which local topography, flora and fauna have given rise.
References
See also
- Cuchilla de Caraguatá#Featured in literature
- Jesús Moraes#Regional background