Art. Love. Desire. Poetry.

A celebration of the woman behind the legend.

Step into the extraordinary world of Frida Kahlo — an artist whose paintings transformed pain, passion and identity into some of the most unforgettable images of the twentieth century.

This richly illustrated anthology brings together her ground-breaking paintings, rare photographs, and quotations from her letters and diaries, offering a glimpse into the artist’s private life.

From her enduring love of animals to her passionate relationships, the book includes portraits of the artist’s friends and lovers to reveal a woman who refused to conform — in art, love or life.

Accompanying the artwork, the book features a selection of beautiful poetry from around the world by acclaimed poets: Delmira Agustini, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Rosalía de Castro, Federico García Lorca, Antonio Machado, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, Juan Manuel Ortiz, Emilio Prados, Edward S. Silvera and Concha Urquizo.

Poetry included :

Sister by Juan Manuel Ortiz

Has My Heart Gone To Sleep? by Antonio Machado

To See Him Again by Gabriela Mistral

I would like to run away by Emilio Prados

I Live, I Die, I Burn, I Drown by Delmira Agustini

Memory by Edward S. Silvera

A Farewell Song by Concha Urquizo

Always by Pablo Neruda

Rima XI by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

New Songs by Federico García Lorca

The Spring Kissed by Antonio Machado

Rima XXIV by Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

The Caravel by Graciela Olmos

I’m not afraid of you, Little Owl by Rosalia de Castro

About the author:

Cheryl Robson is an award-winning writer, editor and filmmaker who has commissioned, designed and edited many acclaimed full-colour books including PL Henderson’s Unravelling Women’s Art and The Arab-Israeli Cookbook by Robin Soans which won a Gourmand award for Best Foodbook and a Special Jury Prize for Peace. She has edited over 100 books including a series on James Baldwin, Jane Austen and Marilyn Monroe. Cheryl led the campaign and commissioned the statue of Virginia Woolf by Laury Dizengremel for Richmond, the first bronze statue of the author in the UK.