Poetry Like Bread: Poets of the Political Imagination by Espada, Martín
Poetry Like Bread: Poets of the Political Imagination by Espada, Martín

Poetry Like Bread: Poets of the Political Imagination

Poetry Like Bread contains poems by nearly forty poets published by the Curbstone Press during the last...
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Author: Martín Espada
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Language: English
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Poetry Like Bread: Poets of the Political Imagination by Espada, Martín

Poetry Like Bread: Poets of the Political Imagination

$268.08
Poetry Like Bread: Poets of the Political Imagination by Espada, Martín

Poetry Like Bread: Poets of the Political Imagination

$268.08
Author: Martín Espada
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Poetry Like Bread contains poems by nearly forty poets published by the Curbstone Press during the last twenty years. These poets are probably unlike any you have studied. Their engagement with everyday political and economic realities is as direct as a newspaper, their language as familiar as conversation. Their motto, taken from Roque Dalton for the title of the collection, is that "poetry, like bread, is for everyone."

These poems were not written to be studied. They were meant to be read. Or better yet, heard. Whole or in part. Alone or among friends and strangers. Reading and hearing them, you must respond and react. Some may inspire you, knock the wind out of you--make you indignant, sad, joyous, ashamed. Whether you drop this book, seek out others, join a social action group, write letters to your elected representatives, or write poems of your own, your reaction to the poems will be as political as the poems themselves.

Some of the subjects of these poems may be unfamiliar to you, or very familiar to you. Many relate stories from war-torn Central and South America, where U. S. policy has had a huge impact on people's lives. The rest are the voices of the voiceless here in the U.S: Latinos and African Americans, Vietnam veterans and Vietnamese, prison inmates, blue collar workers, migrant workers, women, the homeless. It's the poet's job to open up and validate these worlds to us. Our job, once roused, is to learn. To learn and to act.

Author: Martín Espada
Publisher: Curbstone Press
Published: 09/01/2000
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.49w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9781880684740

About the Author

MARTÍN ESPADA, born in Brooklyn in 1957, has been called the Latino poet of his generation. The author of fourteen collections of poetry, he is also an editor, essayist, and translator. He is currently a professor in the Department of English at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.


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