Codex of Love: Bendita ternura is a migration of spirit. Liliana Valenzuela takes us by the hand and shows us where she comes from, where she's been, and where she is through a collection that at times reads like a song and other times like a prayer. Valenzuela's voice whispers to us and gives us pleasure. She is kind in her sensuality and transcendent in the matters of the heart. The five sections in the collection are as visual as they are thought provoking, through a metaphorical journey that's tender and urgent. A well thought and written poetic entree for the starving reader.