Rafael Pombo Poetry

This stunning book has recently been published and features Maguma's perfectly crafted conceptual illustrations. Published by Editorial Amanuta the book contains poems by Rafael Pombo (Colombia, 1833-1912) who is one of the greatest Latin American poets. ‘The poor old woman’ is one of his best known poems. With humor and irony it shows a piece of the human soul, contrasting the wealth and material wealth of the old woman with her spiritual and moral poverty. Maguma's illustrations throughout the book, display a game of symmetry 'which highlight the inconsistency and greed.'