The Pilot Star Elegies

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The collection features "Elegy for My Sister," a poignant sequence of poems reflecting on the poet's sister's suicide, capturing the fragments of her life. Santos expands this elegiac theme to encompass broader mythological and historical contexts, examining how personal loss intertwines with the traumatic conditions of contemporary existence. Through this exploration, the poet reveals the profound impact of individual grief against the backdrop of a tumultuous century.