Mercedes Roffé and the Poetics of the Stroke
A fascinating lecture on poetry, calligraphy, asemic writing, and visual art — from northern Argentina to the experimental scenes of New York City By Pablo Félix Jiménez | 25/07/2025 Mercedes Roffé and Alejandro Acosta (Norte Natural) - Norte Natural Poetry Festival - Catamarca 07/25/2025. Acclaimed poet and essayist Mercedes Roffé , one of the most respected voices in contemporary Spanish-language poetry, recently delivered a captivating lecture in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca , Argentina. The event took place during the Norte Natural poetry festival and marked Roffé’s first visit to this Andean province , where her presence left a strong and lasting impression. Her talk, titled Scrivere (Latin for “to write”), offered a personal, literary, and aesthetic journey through the intersections between written language, calligraphy, drawing, and gesture as poetic expressions. With historical and contemporary examples, R...