Synopses & Reviews
Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. HOUSE is a love affair between the poet and Chile. While making real the struggles of war, becoming an expatriate and the alienation that accompanies the immersion in a new culture, Griffor also conveys the beauty and nostalgia she feels for her home country. She commands our attention, and we share her sadness, compassion, anger and hope. Influenced greatly by the American lyric tradition, Mariela's poems play softly and skillfully; the smooth strum lingers in the readers ears. Mariela Griffor is the author of EXILIANA. Born in the city of Concepcion in southern Chile, she attended the University of Santiago and the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. She left Chile for an involuntary exile in Sweden in 1985. Ms. Griffor lives in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, where she is founder of the Institute for Creative Writers at Wayne State University and Publisher of Marick Press.
About the Author
Mariela Griffor grew up in Santiago, Chile. Her childhood in the quiet home of her grandparents came to an abrupt halt when Augusto Pinochet and his fascist regime's coup d'etat overthrew the democratic government of Salvador Allende in 1973. Always devoted to poetry, which has sustained her through two decades of turmoil, Mariela is currently living with her husband and two young daughters in Grosse Point, Michigan, where, among other writing and publishing activities, she recently established the not-for-profit Marick Press, specializing in publishing poetry. Her first poetry collection, Exiliana, was published this year (Luna Press).