“Another type of abbreviation” maintains the pulse of Isabela Basombrío Hoban's writing. A lucid, imaginative, open poetry that also has strength, deep sentiment and much thought. In this new collection, Isabela handles metaphor in a modern, subtle and moving way. She has a unique and tender poetic voice coupled with a skillful verbal power.

This is a bilingual book, with all the poems in both English and Spanish.