This beautifully illustrated collection from 19 Latin American countries features traditional pre-Columbian work that is represented alongside contemporary poetry. Divided into four groups--Magic Recipes, Traditional Songs and Cooings, The Cricket Sings in the Mountain, and Words and Books--the poems range from celebrations of nature and nonsense to musings on politics and magic. The book also includes the work of Roque Dalton, Humberto Akabal, and Emilia Gallego.
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This beautifully illustrated collection from 19 Latin American countries features traditional pre-Columbian work that is represented alongside contemporary poetry. Divided into four groups--Magic Recipes, Traditional Songs and Cooings, The Cricket Sings in the Mountain, and Words and Books--the poems range from celebrations of nature and nonsense to musings on politics and magic. The book also includes the work of Roque Dalton, Humberto Akabal, and Emilia Gallego.
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