Ramona de Jesús: Two Square Meters of Skin

Ramona de Jesús reads from her collection "Two Square Meters of Skin," which carves lyrical paths through the abundance of simultaneous realities in repetition and variation. The poems traverse inner and outer realities, blur times and spaces, and enter into dialogue with other arts and voices. Stark humor and sober wit give rise to vivid imagery that poetically transforms even the most mundane things, such as a bank statement. The texts explore the in-between spaces of the possible and create a kaleidoscopic universe that challenges supposed certainties.

Ramona de Jesús, born in Medellín in 1990, studied cultural and literary studies as well as creative writing. Her debut was awarded the National Poetry Prize in Colombia and now appears in German with Wallstein Verlag.