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More copies of this ISBNBurnt Sugar: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanishby Lori Marie Carlson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Here are the sights, sounds, and rhythms of Cuba, revealed in the evocative works of some of the finest Cuban and Cuban American poets of the twentieth century. In Burnt Sugar, bestselling translator Lori Marie Carlson and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos have created an intimate collection of some of their favorite modern poems, all of which are informed by cubanía — the essence of what it means to be Cuban. "Cuban" in this sense refers neither to ideology nor to geography but rather to the distinguishing characteristics of Cuban poetry as it has developed over time: clever verbal play, overt rhythmic notes, and an intensity of longing, whether religious, political, or amorous.
Many of these poems have never been translated into English before, and taken together they, as the editors say, "produce a vibrant, satisfying sound and vivid imagery. They allow for some understanding of modern-day preoccupations, contradictions, feelings, and attitudes considered to be Cuban." Stirring, immediate, and universal in its sensibility, Burnt Sugar is a luminous collection lovingly compiled by two of the world's foremost authorities on the subject. Synopsis:Lori Marie Carlson is the author of two novels, two landmark bilingual poetry anthologies, and many other young adult and children's books. Oscar Hijuelos is a first-generation Cuban American and the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He has written six novels, the most recent of which is A Simple Habana Melody. They live in New York City.
Synopsis:This bilingual showcase of luminous 20th-century and contemporary Cuban poetry is edited by bestselling translator Lori Marie Carlson and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos. Rather than an exhaustive survey, "Burnt Sugar" is filled with the editors' favorite works that most colorfully illustrate "Cuban'a"--the very essence of what it means to be Cuban.
About the AuthorLori Marie Carlson is the author of two novels, two landmark bilingual poetry anthologies, and many other young adult and children's books. Oscar Hijuelos is a first-generation Cuban American and the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He has written six novels, the most recent of which is A Simple Habana Melody. They live in New York City. Lori Marie Carlson is the author of two novels, two landmark bilingual poetry anthologies, and many other young adult and children's books. Oscar Hijuelos is a first-generation Cuban American and the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He has written six novels, the most recent of which is A Simple Habana Melody. They live in New York City.
Table of ContentsEditors' Note Introduction
The Rain La lluvia Gustavo Pérez Firmat Rain Lluvia José Abreu Felippe 1898 Vistas Vistas del 1898 Enrique Sacerio-Garí Autumn Presents Me with a Leaf El otoño me regala una hoja Reinaldo Arenas I Have Always Lived in Cuba Siempre he vivido en Cuba Heberto Padilla A Poem for the Epiphany Poema de la epifanía Pablo Medina I've Never Seen It Snow Yo nunca he visto nevar Agustín Acosta From Head to Toe (allegro giocoso) Desde tus ojos a tus piernas (allegro giocoso) Luis Cartañá Feet Los pies Rafael Catalá Loving You Is a Way of Being Amarte es un modo de ser Angel Cuadra Memories Recuerdos Eugenio Florit Weariness Cansancio Orlando Rossardi To José Martí A José Martí Walter de las Casas Obatalá Obatalá Severo Sarduy Song to the Sugarcane Canción a la caña verde Virgil Suárez Sugarcane Achy Obejas Your Darkness, Your Salt Tu oscuridad, tu sal Fayad Jamís Sleep Apnea Apnea Sandra M. Castillo Secretos Lissette Méndez Hopeless Irremediable Laura Ymayo Tartakoff Returning Regresando Ruth Behar We Are the Heirs Somos los herederos Rita Geada The Photogenic Ones Los fotogénicos Belkis Cuza Malé For the Cuban Dead Para los muertos cubanos Ricardo Pau-Llosa Destinies Destinos Jesús J. Barquet I Was Created in Silence Yo fui engendrado en silencio José Kozer Man Conceived Concebido el hombre Lourdes Gil The Island La Isla Pura del Prado Words Are Islands Las palabras son islas Orlando González Esteva If You Press Me Si me precisas Uva de Aragón To the Rumba Players of Belén, Cuba...An Interpretation of a Song... Adrián Castro Elegía de María Belén Chacón Emilio Ballagas Going Bananas Going Bananas Rita María Martínez The Gardener La jardinera Carolina Hospital Years of Discourse Los años de conversación Dionisio D. Martínez With Bare Hands Con las manos desnudas Dolores Prida Bebita I Bebita I Armando Valladares Acknowledgments Contributors Editors What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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