Voices (English and Spanish Edition)

(I'm annoyed with Amazon asking for labels related to plot. This book doesn't have a plot or characters, so ignore those please.)This is a collection of fragmented thoughts, and I believe it's been suggested that they are the types of words you might overhear in the conversations of others if you are a good listener. Many are relatable regardless of time, location, or culture. It's very short in word count, but because the ideas take time to process, it takes longer to read than you might think. The translation is well-done, and the bilingual format is great if you are studying one or both languages.

Incredibly inspirational book of aphorisms. A life changing and perceptive book. It's a quick read that will leave you thinking about things. So succinct and powerful. You can write volumes on a single one of Porchia's aphorisms. There is much to explore in this little book.

Emerson, Schopenhauer, Balthasar Gracian, Nietzsche, Lichtenberg, Whitman and more, --all in one.Good translations, though, ones that say too much at times; the original spanish on the facing pages more than compensates. Intelligent introduction, in a stately printing quality befitting a writer who owned and operated a press himself. This is essential. It's amazing he's from the last century, --he sounds ancient.

Not inspirational to me, but perhaps. Others?

Voices is a beautiful book. I have owned a copy since 1969 and I am pleased to find another copy for a friend.

One of the best poetry books around.

Purchased for a class. Wasn't an amazing read

Wonderful, thoughtful, inspiring and full of wise insight. Worth the read!

Are these mini-prose poems or are they brilliant apothegms? Who cares? A unique voice, who deserves to be as well known among English-speaking readers as he already is in the Hispanic world.

Found out about this through Don Paterson’s superb aphorisms. Cheers Don!

If you like profound aphorisms then you *must* read this book. It's worth its weight in gold. It's a book that one returns to many times in one's life with each reading providing new insights. One's life's experiences help in interperting this book and reading this book enriches one's life. Read it and share it with as many people as you can. This is truely a masterpiece, an uplifting combination of human thought and emotions.

I enjoyed this.

Aphorisms in the book are breathtakingly deep. It deserves no less than 5 stars but since the pages are falling off due to poor binding I have reduced 1 star.