{"product_id":"whitman-cannonball-puebla-9781632431745","title":"Whitman. Cannonball. Puebla.","description":"\u003cb\u003ePoetic fables that consider a future Greater Americas that blends the cultures of peoples across the hemisphere.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This four-part collection of poetic fables engages the emerging field of global-poetics through Hispano-Americano lenses. Amid global crises between states, and cultural destabilization manifesting across mass popular culture and literature, \u003ci\u003eWHITMAN. CANNONBALL. PUEBLA.\u003c\/i\u003e sets out to invigorate conversation about how the United States might adapt to a wider hemispheric consciousness. Toscano's poems present a cultural landscape where the Anglo-capitalist outlook is tempered-if not subsumed-by a Greater Americas \"Salamanca Humanism,\" which was the basis for the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book is divided into four sections that develop the idea of a Greater Americas as hinging on negotiation between Anglo and Hispano values, consider a potential catastrophic Anglo-American imperialism, imagine life in a Post-Empire crisis, and compose allegories about the historical consciousness of a people oversaturated with media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodrigo Toscano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Omnidawn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632431745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRodrigo Toscano \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of eleven books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eThe Cut Point \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Charm \u0026amp; The Dread\u003c\/i\u003e. His poetry has been published in \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Best American Experimental Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Poetry Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFence\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Rodrigo Toscano \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47579940421789,"sku":"9781632431745","price":36.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_5ca94110-3e4f-4198-8b11-678cd281dbcd.jpg?v=1768899715","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/whitman-cannonball-puebla-9781632431745","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}