Umwelt Art & Publishing is a division of Umwelt Studio, based in Brooklyn, New York. It is primarily dedicated to publishing the works of Cristiane Bouger in the fields of poetry, visual arts, contemporary dance, and performance.

Cosmografias is Cristiane Bouger’s debut poetry collection. The book is structured into four segments — Erotic, Telluric, Nomadic, and Ancestral — each associated with a Platonic Solid and an astronomical chart. The collection opens with evocative lesbian erotic poetry, progressing to a rich tapestry of themes inspired by diverse locations, classical and contemporary cultural influences, familial history, and contemplations on ancestry. The latter section features a bilingual series of haiku, prefaced by an essay on the visual poetry artwork that inspired the series. Bouger’s book is interwoven with references to authors such as Dante Alighieri, Plato, T. S. Eliot, Hilda Hilst, Sylvia Plath, and Matsuo Basho, as well as themes from classical mythology and the philosophical tradition of Christianity. The publication includes an appendix containing the sky charts that correspond to events associated with each poetry section. This provides readers with other layers of meaning and insights into the book’s structure. Additional information includes a note about the author, a list of published poems, public readings, acknowledgment of image credits, an index of titles and first lines, and a note on the typefaces chosen for the book. The publication’s editorial design features color-printed pages for illustrations. Cosmografias is the debut project of Umwelt Art & Publishing, which is a trademark of the author’s studio in Brooklyn, New York.

Author: Cristiane Bouger

Publisher: Umwelt Art & Publishing (Brooklyn, New York)

Pages: 224 | Language: Portuguese

ISBN: 979-8-9891292-0-1