Burnt Sugar Cana Quemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish
Here are the sights, sounds, and rhythms of Cuba, revealed in the evocative works of some of the finest Cuban and Cuban American poets of the twentieth century. In Burnt Sugar, bestselling translator Lori Marie Carlson and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos have created an intimate collection of some of their favorite modern poems, all of which are informed by cubanía -- the essence of what it means to be Cuban. "Cuban" in this sense refers neither to ideology nor to geography but...
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Here are the sights, sounds, and rhythms of Cuba, revealed in the evocative works of some of the finest Cuban and Cuban American poets of the twentieth century. In Burnt Sugar, bestselling translator Lori Marie Carlson and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos have created an intimate collection of some of their favorite modern poems, all of which are informed by cubanía -- the essence of what it means to be Cuban. "Cuban" in this sense refers neither to ideology nor to geography but rather to the distinguishing characteristics of Cuban poetry as it has developed over time: clever verbal play, overt rhythmic notes, and an intensity of longing, whether religious, political, or amorous.Many of these poems have never been translated into English before, and taken together they, as the editors say, "produce a vibrant, satisfying sound and vivid imagery. They allow for some understanding of modern-day preoccupations, contradictions, feelings, and attitudes considered to be Cuban." Stirring, immediate, and universal in its sensibility, Burnt Sugar is a luminous collection lovingly compiled by two of the world's foremost authorities on the subject.
The rain1Rain31898 vistas5Autumn presents me with a leaf9I have always lived in Cuba13A poem for the Epiphany15I've never seen it snow19From head to toe (allegro giocoso)21Feet25Loving you is a way of being27Memories29Weariness33To Jose Marti37Obatali39Song to the sugarcane41Sugarcane43Your darkness, your salt45Sleep apnea51Secretos53Hopeless56Returning58We are the heirs62The photogenic ones64For the Cuban dead66Destinies70I was created in silence72Man conceived74The island76Words are islands80If you press me82To the Rumba players of Belin, Cuba84Elegia de Maria Belen Chacon88Going bananas90The gardener94Years of discourse96With bare hands98Bebita I100
