Syria Poletti’s work goes through her own experiences and obsessions. It goes back over and over again to the recovery of childhood, love and passion. The power and divination of words, poetry and art, the mysteries of the human condition, the strength to overcome obstacles are always present. In different ways, perspectives and styles, these elements emerge in all of her books with a strong autobiographical mark. Gente conmigo is somehow a novel written from the traces and scars left on her since childhood and youth. This novel touches the reader by the overwhelming force of the words that are able to tell what her body underwent.