The visual poetry of José Luis Castillejo. The aspiration to achieve a writing of the ineffable

Authors

  • Patricia Martínez Cruz Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Keywords:

José Luis Castillejo, Visual poetry., Visual poetry. Experimental poetry., Francoism., Poetry and buddhism.

Abstract

In this article some visual poems by the Spanish writer José Luis Castillejo are analyzed, based on the Gestalt Laws and on the context of the Franco regimen (1966-1974). José Luis Castillejo writes based on a poetics called “Unwritten writing”, which is influenced by Fluxus and zen Buddhism. The poetics of Castillejo tries to achive the experience of the ineffable through the beauty and the symbolic value of the spelling.

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Published

2018-06-27

How to Cite

Martínez Cruz, P. (2018). The visual poetry of José Luis Castillejo. The aspiration to achieve a writing of the ineffable. Sincronía, 22(74), 373–390. Retrieved from https://revistasincronia.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/sincronia/article/view/643

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 74 (2018): July-December

Section

LETRAS

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