Antipoetry, metapoetry and irony in the poetic work of Nicanor Parra

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the antipoetry and its relation to irony and metapoetry in the work of the Chilean poet Nicanor Parra. As an author still little known in Brazil, first, some aspects of his life and work are approached, through the collection of bio-bibliographic data. Then, the aim is to identify the central themes in the poet’s work, to finally analyze, from the perspective of antipoetry, metapoetry and irony, a selection of poems published in books between 1954 and 1963. On the theoretical and criticism, we highlight, among others, Croce (1967), Fernández Retamar (1995), Schopf (2000), Cabañas (2003) and Muñoz (2009).