Poetry Like Bread
- 282 páginas
- 10 horas de lectura
An anthology of political poems by 33 poets from around the world. They write on war, poverty and hunger, as well as love of fellow man and the loneliness of revolutionary life
Martín Espada es un poeta estadounidense contemporáneo cuya obra, profundamente arraigada en su herencia puertorriqueña y diversas experiencias de vida, abarca desde realidades crudas hasta celebraciones de la libertad. Su poesía se compara con la tradición latinoamericana, fusionando una inteligencia feroz con un espíritu democrático, lo que da como resultado obras de fuego y apasionada convicción. La escritura de Espada a menudo explora temas de justicia social y dignidad humana, caracterizada por una voz audaz y un profundo compromiso con el mundo que lo rodea. Celebrada por su urgencia y poder literario, su obra representa una contribución significativa a las letras estadounidenses contemporáneas.


An anthology of political poems by 33 poets from around the world. They write on war, poverty and hunger, as well as love of fellow man and the loneliness of revolutionary life
"From the winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize come masterfully crafted narratives of protest, grief, and love. In this collection, Martín Espada bears witness to confrontation with anti-immigrant bigotry as a tenant lawyer years ago, and now sings the praises of Central American adolescents playing soccer in an internment camp founded on that same bigotry. He knows that times of hate also call for poems of love--even in the voice of a Galápagos tortoise. Whether celebrating the visions of fallen dreamers and poets or condemning the devastation of Hurricane Maria and official negligence in his father's Puerto Rico, Espada invokes ferocious, incandescent spirits"-- Provided by publisher