Notes on the Assemblage
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (759 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072J3NPPN |
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| Number of Pages | : | 230 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bravo, maestro! JJ Amaworo Wilson Here, as always, Herrera defies categorization. At one moment he writes about social issues – the 43 murdered Mexican students, Syria, police killings of African Americans. Then you turn the page and Herrera has become the heir of Wallace Stevens – a trickster, a master of language that dances in the mind. There are also the joyful echoes of Ginsberg and the Beats, ee cummings, and Burciaga.This collection consists of eight sections, each named for one of the poems therein. The first section, “Ayotzinapa,” is ar. cj said It was a wonderful reading. I came right home and ordered a. This is a book of poetry. I first heard the poems read by our National Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera when he came to CSU Pueblo. It was a wonderful reading. I came right home and ordered a copy.. "Five Stars" according to Christine Harrison. Wonderful poems that make me stop contemplate the poet's vision.
Exuberant and socially engaged, reflective and healing, this collection of new work from the nation's first Latino Poet Laureate is brimming with the wide-open vision and hard-won wisdom of a poet whose life and creative arc have spanned chasms of culture in an endless crossing, dreaming and back again.. The Books We Love in 2016 - The New YorkerBest Poetry Collections of 2015 - The Washington PostBest Books 2015: Poetry - Library JournalBest Books of 2015 - NPR Books Sixteen Best Poetry Books of 2015 - BuzzFeed Books Juan Felipe Herrera, the first L