A Mayan Astronomer in Hell's Kitchen Poems

Espada, Martin

ISBN 10: 0393048888 / ISBN 13: 9780393048889

Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, New York, 2000

About this Item

Simply signed by Martin Espada on the title page. Full number line. ; 88 pages. Seller Inventory # 41986

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Mayan Astronomer in Hell's Kitchen Poems

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, New York

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition; First Printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

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.

About the Author:

Martín Espada has published more than twenty books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator, including Vivas to Those Who Have Failed and Pulitzer finalist The Republic of Poetry. His many honors include the Ruth Lilly Prize, the Shelley Memorial Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Born in Brooklyn, he now lives in western Massachusetts.