| Republic of Poetry Contributor(s): Espada, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393331407 ISBN-13: 9780393331400 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: The eighth collection by "the Pablo Neruda of North American authors" (Sandra Cisneros) was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. In his eighth collection of poems, Martin Espada celebrates the power of poetry itself. "The Republic of Poetry" is a place of odes and elegies, collective memory and hidden history, miraculous happenings and redemptive justice. Here poets return from the dead, visit in dreams, even rent a helicopter to drop poems on bookmarks. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.5" W x 8.24" (0.24 lbs) 78 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In his eighth collection of poems, Martín Espada celebrates the power of poetry itself. The Republic of Poetry is a place of odes and elegies, collective memory and hidden history, miraculous happenings and redemptive justice. Here poets return from the dead, visit in dreams, even rent a helicopter to drop poems on bookmarks. |
Contributor Bio(s): Espada, Martin: - Martín Espada is the author of fourteen collections of poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Republic of Poetry and, most recently, Vivas to Those Who Have Failed. His many honors include the Ruth Lilly Prize, the Shelley Memorial Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He teaches at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. |