Seven Legendary Monsters

Clara Elena García

Seven Legendary Monsters is a feminist retelling of Paraguay's Guaraní people’s creation mythos. Across 67 poems, Clara Elena García taps into ancestral knowing, teaching us that our participation in the eternal duel between good and evil is an active choice.

In a world where meaning is becoming meaningless, García’s work reminds us that life is a creation, a reconciliation of experience lifting us above the old dichotomies. Steeped in mythology and told from the perspective of the monsters themselves, this is a radical collection of Indigenous poetry that is both timely and greatly needed.