La mirada | Luis García Montero: "Los admiradores de Trump ante la cruz y el calvario de Palestina"
·2 min
The episode opens with Luis García Montero mourning poet Josep Piera's death on Easter Sunday. Montero notes the paradox of this timing amid political events. He shares his interest in Catalan poetry through Barcelona-born poets writing in Castilian. Montero mentions José Agustín Guitisolo's translation of Salvador Espriu's work in 1960. Guitisolo criticized Spain's mistreatment of diverse identities, calling Spain 'Sefarad' in his translation. The translation calls for safe dialogue bridges and understanding of different languages and reasons. Montero reflects on sharing freedom with poets like Joan Margarit and Josep Piera. He discusses Piera's poem 'Zona cero', dedicated to flamenco singer Miguel Poveda after 9/11. Montero connects this to current admirers of Donald Trump accompanying Christ on the cross. He sets Piera's verses against the backdrop of Palestinian suffering. The poem describes trembling in fire under a smoky sky, declaring the world has no salvation. It depicts a daughter walking streets covered in human ashes, crying incessantly. New York is portrayed as the capital of pain, desire, fear, nothingness, and everything. The city becomes a dusty, death-filled void, transformed into today's Jerusalem. Montero emphasizes Piera's intent to leave his word to life. The episode concludes with a call to follow the show on SER platforms. It blends personal elegy with political commentary through poetic analysis.
