Binding: Paperback
Description: How many bad lovers have gotten poems? How many crushes? No disrespect to romantic love but what about our friends? Those homies who are there all along cheering for us and reminding us that love is abundant. In this groundbreaking collection of poems Jos Olivarez explores every kind of love self brotherly romantic familial cultural. Grappling with the contradictions of the American Dream with unflinching humanity he lays bare the ways in which love is complicated by forces larger than our hearts. Whether readers enter this collection in English or via the Spanish translation by poet David Ruano Gonz lez these extraordinary poems are sure to become beloved for their illuminations of life and love. Cu ntas malas parejas han inspirado poemas? Cu ntos crush es? Sin faltarle el respeto al amor rom ntico pero qu hay de los amigos? Esos compas que est n ah todo el tiempo anim ndonos y record ndonos que elamor es abundante . En esta innovadora colecci n de poemas Jos Olivarez explora cada tipo de amor el propio fraternal rom ntico familiar cultural. Lidiando con las contradicciones del sue o americano con una humanidad inquebrantable deja al descubierto las maneras en que el amor se va complicando por fuerzas m's grandes que nuestros corazones . Ya sea que los lectores entren a esta colecci n en ingl's o a partir de la traducci n al espa ol del poeta David Ruano Gonz lez estos extraordinarios poemas ser n amados seguramente por sus iluminaciones sobre el amor y la vida.
Title: Promises Of Gold
Author(s): Olivarez Jose
Publisher: Henry Holt And Co.
Barcode: 9781250878472
Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 2/20/2024