Matters of the sea / cosas del mar : a poem commemorating a New Era in US-Cuba relations / Richard Blanco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blanco, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--19th century.

American poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (48 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2015]

Summary:

Matters of the Sea / Cosas del mar is a commemorative bilingual chapbook that beautifully reproduces Richard Blanco's stirring poem presented during the historic reopening ceremony of the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on August 14, 2015."Matters of the Sea is one of the most emotionally complex and personal poems I've ever written, invested with all my love for the people of two countries that are part of my very being. As with the presidential inauguration in 2013, I am once again humbled and honored to participate as a poet in another historic moment of such significance. I'm elated by the power of poetry to mark such important, communal moments and to be a catalyst for change and understanding by reaching deep into our emotional selves and connecting us to our shared humanity."--Richard Blanco

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Prefacio

Matters of the Sea

Cosas del mar

Translator's Note

Nota de la traductora.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822981268

0822981262

OCLC:

1336133826