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Loading... Imagine the Angels of Bread: Poemsby Martín Espada
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Espada's work here speaks to the experiences of immigrants and Hispanic Americans in America, in work and living and politics. Built from historical realities and memorable characters, the collection documents justice and injustice with conversational poems that are both memorable and easily accessable. Espada's use of loaded images is masterful, and the language here is extraordinarily powerful and graceful throughout. For any reader of poetry, this book is well worth the time---Espada's poetry is something to experience. ( ) no reviews | add a review
"Combining the personal with the political in his fifth collection of poems, Martin Espada celebrates the bread of the imagination, the bread of the table, and the bread of justice. The heart of the collection is a series of autobiographical poems, recalling family, school, neighborhood, and work experiences - from bouncer to tenant lawyer. There are moments of revelation here, digging latrines in Nicaragua or dealing with the life-threatening illness of an infant son." "Other poems embrace themes of political persecution and transcendence; the cast of characters includes a friend from Chile who talked his way out of being shot by a firing squad. The culminating poem of the collection is an elegy for the Puerto Rican poet Clemente Soto Velez, imprisoned for his advocacy of independence for Puerto Rico: "Hands Without Irons Become Dragonflies.""--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)811.54Literature English (North America) American poetry 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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