Guillen Nicolas - The Great Zoo A Bilingual Edition - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A fantastical collection of poems by revolutionary Afro - Cuban poet Nicol's Guill n presented in a Spanish - English bilingual edition. Born in Cuba to parents of African and European ancestry Nicol's Guill n worked in printing presses and studied law before moving into Havana's literary scene. A virtuosic maker and breaker of forms Guill n rose to fame by transforming a popular form of Cuban music into poetry that called attention to the experience of Afro - Cuban people and he continued to interweave his artistic and political commitments as he traveled the world. Originally published in Spanish in 1967, The Great Zoo is a humorous and biting collection of poems that presents a fantastical bestiary of ideas social concerns landscapes phenomena and more. The animals on view in this menagerie include the Mississippi and Amazon Rivers clouds from different countries a singing guitar a temperamental atomic bomb blue - pelted police a hurricane the KKK and the North Star among many others. Translated by Aaron Coleman with a keen understanding of the contexts of colonial racialization oppression and exoticism this bilingual edition stands as a testament to Guill n's carnivalesque vision.
Title: The Great Zoo A Bilingual Edition
Author(s): Guillen Nicolas
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226834795
Pages: 96 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/2/2024
Series: Phoenix Poets
Category: Literature: History & Criticism