A Mayan Astronomer in Hell's Kitchen - Poems (Paperback)


In his sixth collection, American Book Award winner Martin Espada has created a poetic mural. There are conquerors, slaves, and rebels from Caribbean history; the "Mayan astronomer" calmly smoking a cigarette in the middle of a New York tenement fire; a nun staging a White House vigil to protest her torture; a man on death row mourning the loss of his books; and even Carmen Miranda."

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In his sixth collection, American Book Award winner Martin Espada has created a poetic mural. There are conquerors, slaves, and rebels from Caribbean history; the "Mayan astronomer" calmly smoking a cigarette in the middle of a New York tenement fire; a nun staging a White House vigil to protest her torture; a man on death row mourning the loss of his books; and even Carmen Miranda."

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General

Imprint

W W Norton & Co Inc

Country of origin

United States

Release date

September 2001

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First published

June 2001

Authors

Dimensions

211 x 140 x 8mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

88

ISBN-13

978-0-393-32168-5

Barcode

9780393321685

Categories

LSN

0-393-32168-1



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