“Poto y Cabengo” is a poetic anthology written by award-winning Spanish actress, model, poet, and author Alejandra Vanessa.
The work was published in 2015 by Valparaíso publishing house. With misgivings of giving away too much in a preview to the synopsis, summary, or explanation of this book, it goes without saying that “Poto y Cabengo” is a biased biography, an eloquent wordplay and a love letter to language.
At first glance, and without knowing the story behind “Poto y Cabengo,” it might seem that this is a strange, erroneous collection of poems, with multiple grammatical flaws. However, this title pits the signification against the signified, and finds a way to communicate a message outside the line marked by an established language, using mixtures of German, English, Spanish and something new.
