| Tropical Town and Other Poems Contributor(s): Selva, Salomon De La (Author), Sirias, Silvio (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1558852352 ISBN-13: 9781558852358 Publisher: Arte Publico Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: Written in English while he resided in the U.S., some poems in this first collection celebrate de la Selva's native land, Nicaragua, while others speak of the United States with a mixture of admiration and misgiving. All are marked by a graceful verbal music, embodying what poet Grace Schulman has called "a poetry of deep concern for human suffering". In a thoughtful critical introduction, Silvio Sirias surveys the poet's life and work, and examines the "poetic dialogues" that de la Selva conducted with Millay and Dario. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Caribbean & Latin American - Poetry | American - Hispanic American |
| Dewey: 811 |
| LCCN: 98-03282 |
| Series: Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.55" W x 8.52" (0.50 lbs) 161 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Poetry. Latino/a Studies. The Nicaraguan-born poet Salomon de la Selva poses a unique and fascinating case in the recovery of U.S. Hispanic literature. The challenge of studying de la Selva's first published collection of poetry, TROPICAL TOWN AND OTHER POEMS, arises as soon as we attempt to trace its literary lineage.... TROPICAL TOWN represents the first English-language collection of poetry by a Hispanic writer in the United Sates -- a fact unknown to most scholars and students of Hispanic-American literature ... The hopes and visions within the pages of this poetic collection seek to move and inspire the American reader as well as reflecting the hopes and aspirations of Hispanic-Americans. TROPICAL TOWN constitutes de la Selva's call to all of us to build a bridge of understanding and solidarity between the continent's English- and Spanish-speaking peoples -- Silvio Sirias, from the Introduction. |
