Abstract: (Linguistic exile – a voyage without maps) Just like travelling, exile appears to be intrinsic to the human self and is perceived today as a form of alienation, of estrangement that was once synonymous with the concept of identity. Seen from the perspective of the present, exile establishes a space without borders and outlines a voyage without maps, as stated by Chenjerai Hove in a lecture. The narrative of the literature in and from exile finds its roots in the cultural dimensions of the country of origin, thus showcasing an itinerary of the text that transgresses borders and builds up a microcosm of creativity with diffuse margins. We can state that the linguistic exile posits the idea of the frontier understood as a defining space for the identity of the subject. The coming-and-going between the mother tongue and the language from the country of adoption highlights a continuation of inhabiting the universe from the country of origin. Sometimes, this coming-and-going between the two languages underlines that, in spite of the fact that one is writing for a new audience, the references that may be traced in the literature from and in exile are an internal radiography of the uprooted-not-uprooted self. This may be observed in some poems of two representatives of the Romanian exile in the Spanish-speaking world, such George Uscătescu and Alexandru Busuioceanu, who, in spite of writing in Spanish and for a new audience, employ elements stemming from Romanian poetry.