Over-Abundance and Ineffability: Flamenco, Mysticism and the Joyful Language-Game
Ben Meyerson



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A seguiriyas sung by Manuel Aguejetas and accompanied by Parrilla de Jerez.
Performed as part of the documentary series Rito y geografía del cante in 1972.










A seguiriyas sung by Samuel Serrano and accompanied by Paco Cepero. Performed in 2018













» Ben Meyerson holds an MFA from the University of Minnesota, and currently splits his time between Toronto, Canada, and the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain, where he is completing an MA in philosophy, studying flamenco culture and translating the poetry of Javier Egea into English. He is the author of three chapbooks: In a Past Life (The Alfred Gustav Press, 2016), Holcocene (Kelsay Books, 2018), and An Ecology of the Void (Above/Ground Press, 2019). His poems, translations and essays have appeared or are forthcoming in several journals, including Interim, Pank, Long Poem Magazine, El Mundo Obrero, Great River Review, The Inflectionist Review and Pidgeonholes. His debut full-length collection of poetry, entitled Seguiriyas, is forthcoming from Black Ocean Press.

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