Stefanie Almendarez

Imagining Frida Kahlo Stefanie Almendarez

A collection of poetry with images as striking as the paintings of Frida Kahlo. These are poems inspired by the art and life story of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo de Rivera, born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón. Frida found her passion for painting after a terrible accident left her prostrated in bed for several months. She painted mostly self-portraits, and her style was Surrealism or Magical Realism. Stefanie's poems are the inspiration of her musings on Frida Kahlo and her tumultuous relationship with the Mexican painter Diego Rivera. This poetry chapbook is a sweet tribute that praises the legendary artist Frida Kahlo. "Frida: mother/Frida: poet/Frida: sister/Frida living through your paintings and diary, you are my newfound inspiration/ a godmother from afar..."