poems Espada, Martín 1957- creator author. text Poetry. nyu 2021 monographic eng

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xiii, 75 pages ; 22 cm "From the winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize come masterfully crafted narratives of protest, grief, and love. In this collection, Martín Espada bears witness to confrontation with anti-immigrant bigotry as a tenant lawyer years ago, and now sings the praises of Central American adolescents playing soccer in an internment camp founded on that same bigotry. He knows that times of hate also call for poems of love-even in the voice of a Galápagos tortoise. Whether celebrating the visions of fallen dreamers and poets or condemning the devastation of Hurricane Maria and official negligence in his father's Puerto Rico, Espada invokes ferocious, incandescent spirits"-- general Martín Espada. Winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Puerto Rican poetry English language United States American poetry Puerto Ricans authors Poems, Puerto Rican English language PS3555.S53 F58 2021 811/.54 9780393541038 2020027736 DLC 200617 20250407152132.0 21568407 eng