New perspectives on Latin America in Soledad Álvarez’s poems

The poetry of Soledad Álvarez goes from Vuelo posible, in which reality is investigated through an erotic and sensual use of words to Las estaciones íntimas, in which erotism is shaped into softer words reflecting the eternal conflict between reason and emotion. The perspective of the female figure emerges in her texts as a means to achieve and redefine the identity of Santo Domingo through a painful and hard course towards the disclosure of human soul. This article will investigate the new perception of words in relation to the new chance of building a Nation’s identity through themes that are not only historical