Burnt Sugar Cana Quemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish

Here are the sights, sounds, and rhythms of Cuba, revealed in the evocative works of some of...
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Author: Lori Marie Carlson
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Language: English
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Burnt Sugar Cana Quemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish by Carlson, Lori Marie

Burnt Sugar Cana Quemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish

Dhs. 88.87

Burnt Sugar Cana Quemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish

Dhs. 88.87
Author: Lori Marie Carlson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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.

Author: Lori Marie Carlson
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 08/07/2006
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.74w x 0.37d
ISBN: 9780743276627


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2006 pg. 29
Criticas 03/01/2007 pg. 1
Criticas 03/30/2007

About the Author
Carlson, Lori Marie: - 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.Hijuelos, Oscar: - 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.

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