Flights of Victory/Vuelos de Victoria [Paperback]

Ernesto Cardenal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1995

poetry, Nicaragua, tr Marc Zimmerman, bilingual

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Editor Zimmerman is aiming at ``presenting a complete picture of Cardenal's poetic development during the years of Nicaragua's insurrection and reconstruction.'' Cardenal's work (as in With Walker in Nicaragua and Other Early Poems, 1949-1954 , LJ 11/1/84) has always focused on the ```democratization of culture,''' and in these recent poems we continue to see his love of people, language, and country. The language here is clear, concrete, reflecting Cardenal's belief that if placed at the center of life rather than at the peripheries of it, poetry can make things happen: ``it's also the time for new songs . . . there's a new word in our everyday speech/ `Companero'/ all this will remain for whoever wishes to see it . . . the beginning of the new history/ poetic newspapers.'' Recommended for larger collections. Thom Tammaro, Multidisciplinary Studies Dept., Moorhead State Univ., Minn.
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Review

"Cardenal's work has always focused on the 'democratization of culture'...his love of people, language, and country." -- Library Journal

"His verse often seems like 'story-poetry', relating events, impressions and emotions that are deeply rooted in material history..." -- NACLA

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Product Details

• Paperback: 123 pages
• Publisher: Curbstone Books; First Edition edition (July 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915306743
• ISBN-13: 978-0915306749
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,605,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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