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And in January, spring is the first collection of poems by Daniel, a young man passionate about writing and love
Daniel Sánchez, also known as “El baúl de las vidas” on Instagram, published his first book of poetry on October 18th under the label Postdata Ediciones. The book is made up of 80 poems surrounded by an optimistic and hopeful message about life. Daniel, in the interview with El Generacional, showed his most personal, sincere and emotional side.
To ask. How would you describe the book? And you?
To respond. The book is a series of experiences and fears, but always surrounded by hope. Give way to the feeling of hope that we usually never abandon. As for me, I consider myself a very sensitive person who, like my book, never loses hope because I always try to think that, in the end, almost everything can go well. Now I'm grateful that I didn't give up hope of publishing a book because, in that case, I wouldn't have published anything.
Q. What are you trying to convey with your verses?
A. I often convey love or heartbreak. However, in this book, being an introduction to the world of poetry, I wanted to show a little about my way of thinking.
Q. Do you see the idea of your poems reflected in the illustration?
A. Completely. It's exactly what I wanted and with the symbols I wanted. He is a naked, vulnerable man in whom spring blooms and covers.
Q. What role does spring play in your life?
A. For me, spring in the literary sense is a metaphor for rebirth. In other words, I want to believe, and this is what I have been reflecting on, that sorrows also end up blossoming.
Q. You recently said that this isn't the only book you've written. Why did you decide to publish this one and not another?
A. Well, I decided that the first one I wrote wasn't very well finished and I preferred to keep it to myself. This was the second one I wrote, but the first to be published. There is also a third book that I want to save for later. I decided to post And in January, spring because in this collection of poems I have reflected who I am and, as I said, it is also a letter of introduction to the literary world.
Q. For a year you lived in Paris. Is your stay in the French capital reflected in the book?
A. In this book my experience in Paris is not reflected because at that time I was writing the first one.
Q. The publisher you published with has only been in business for a short time. What was the process of publishing the book like?
A. Well, it's been very positive. I really liked it because everything I wanted and had in mind was achieved and accomplished. Plus, I loved the end result.
Q. When the first edition arrived at your home, how did you feel?
A. When my editor sent me photos of the finished book, I cried. It was inevitable. The book reached a friend before me, so I went out on the street and saw the bag and ran to catch up with her and ask if she had any packages. When I got them I was so excited and couldn't stop smiling all day. It's an experience I'll never forget. Now I just hope it's one of many.
Q. How did the name “The Trunk of Lives” come about?
A. Well, I always liked trunks and in my house I had several. When I was thinking about the name for my blog, I saw a small chest on my desk and it occurred to me. It's also a metaphor: my blog is a kind of trunk that contains my experiences, but these experiences are also reflected in the lives of other people, hence the name.
Q. In one of your poems we can read: “Life is what happens while we have desire left.” Have you ever missed the opportunity to make a dream come true out of fear?
A. Well, maybe I would have done a lot of things if fear hadn't stopped me. I would have gone abroad sooner, or more times. I would have started writing as I write now much earlier, I would have confessed things that I have not confessed until now. And I have to say, when the book came out, I was very afraid of rejection and failure. Now I'm very excited. I don't know what will happen, but the smile that appears on my face when I see the book is priceless.
