Rooted Resistance and Vegetal Life in the Poetry of Ana Varela Tafur

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  • Cinthya Torres University of South Alabama

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37536/ECOZONA.2025.16.2.5870

Parole chiave:

Ana Varela Tafur, Amazonian poetry, Peruvian poetry, Rubber Era, plant-thinking, interconnectedness, vegetal life

Abstract

This article explores the vegetal imagery in Ana Varela Tafur’s poetry and how it engages with the legacy of colonial violence left by the Rubber Boom—violence that persists in contemporary extractive activities in the Peruvian Amazon. Through an analysis of three recurring plants in her work—the rubber tree, the Ayahuasca vine, and the shihuahuaco tree—I examine how each offers a distinct perspective on human–nonhuman relationships, the enduring cycles of exploitation that shape the region, and the potential of plant life to resist, heal, and foster ecological and cultural regeneration.

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Biografia autore

Cinthya Torres, University of South Alabama

Cinthya Torres is Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of South Alabama, and researches the interrelations of territory and literature in the Amazon Basin, specializing in Brazil and Peru. Her work has appeared in several edited volumes and academic journals such as Hispania, Revista de Crítica Literaria Latinoamericana, INTI. Revista de Literatura Hispánica, Revista de Estudios Hispánicos,  and América sin Nombre.

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Pubblicato

2025-10-30

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V. 16 N. 2 (2025): Vegetal Humanities in the Amazon

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Articles: Vegetal Humanities in the Amazon

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