Alejandra Pizarnik Quotes, born April 29, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Russian Jewish immigrant parents, was a poet whose surreal, introspective works have made her a towering figure in Latin American literature. Publishing collections like Árbol de Diana (1960), Extracción de la piedra de locura (1968), and El infierno musical (1971), she explored solitude, identity, and the subconscious, influenced by surrealism and psychoanalysis. Despite her tragic suicide at 36, her poetry, translated into English in works like Selected Poems (2010), continues to captivate readers globally. These 15 quotes—sourced from her poetry, diaries, prose, and translations—reflect her haunting insights on suffering, desire, silence, and the poetic act, capturing her luminous and tormented voice.
15 Alejandra Pizarnik Quotes
- “To write is to give meaning to suffering.” (Diarios, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “The sense of things remains in the intensity of their names.” (The Galloping Hour: French Poems, 2018, p. 23)
- “Night opens I enter night shuts I don’t leave.” (The Galloping Hour: French Poems, 2018, p. 45)
- “Because no one has more thirst for earth, for blood, and for ferocious sexuality than the creatures who inhabit cold mirrors.” (Selected Poems, 2010, p. 67)
- “I don’t know about birds nor do I know the history of fire. But I believe that my solitude should have wings.” (Extracting the Stone of Madness, 2016, p. 89)
- “Melancholia is, I believe, a musical problem: a dissonance, a change in rhythm.” (Diarios, quoted in Goodreads, 2013)
- “Your eyes begin in my eyes which no longer see you.” (The Galloping Hour: French Poems, 2018, p. 56)
- “When I touch the infinitely fragile, I feel the necessity of silence.” (Diarios, quoted in Bookey, 2023)
- “The poetic act is not enough for me; there must also be an act of possession.” (Diarios, quoted in Bookey, 2023)
- “I write out of loneliness. I write a solitude made up of dreams and echoes.” (Diarios, quoted in Bookey, 2023)
- “A nuestra edad sabemos que nada es para siempre.” (Diarios, quoted in X post by @AlePizarnik72, 2025-01-29)
- “Lo ausente tiene un extraño modo de manifestarse.” (Diarios, quoted in X post by @AlePizarnik72, 2025-04-11)
- “No hay tiempo para lo que no se desea hacer.” (Diarios, quoted in X post by @AlePizarnik72, 2025-03-17)
- “Hay que luchar todos los días.” (Diarios, quoted in X post by @AlePizarnik72, 2025-05-19)
- “Necesitas límites mentales. Necesitas no esperar.” (Diarios, quoted in X post by @AlePizarnik72, 2025-05-13)
These Alejandra Pizarnik quotes weave haunting beauty with raw introspection, urging us to confront solitude, desire, and the fragile edges of existence. Which quote echoes in your soul? Share it in the comments and keep Pizarnik’s poetic legacy alive!
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