Todo el mar para mis sueños = All the Sea for my Dreams (Poetry collection) (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Olga Caturla de la Maza (Author)

Book Description

Series: Poetry collection | Publication Date: April 1, 2001

This bilingual (Spanish/English) volume presents the full range of poetry written by award-winning Cuban-American poet, Olga Caturla de la Maza, born in Cuba when horseback was the main mode of transportation, exiled from Cuba in 1961, and respected for her contributions to 20th century Spanish-language literature. This is a collection of 58 of her poems, presented in the original in Spanish, and translated into English so a wider audience may savor her artistry.

Editorial Reviews

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...a phenomenal collection that spans the writer's lifetime, put together in the poet's 90th year. -- Jeanie C. Williams, Southwest BookViews, Winter 2002

Harmony...best defines the work...and the relationship that exists among God, nature and her poetry. -- Luis F. González0Cruz, Professor Emeritus University of Pennsylvania

Reading Olga Caturla's poetry collection ... brings Emily Dickinson to mind. -- Noemi Escandell, Ph.D.

With this and her other works, Mrs. Caturla leave a lasting imprint among the poets of the exile community. -- Dr. Roberto Nodal Martinez

About the Author

Olga Caturla de la Maza was born in Remedios, Cuba in 1911. She completed her secondary education after her family moved to Havana in 1933, and she attended the University of Havana, concentrating on philosophy and literature. In 1961, after Castro's take-over, she placed her daughters on the Pedro Pan airlift to flee Cuba. She left Cuba later and moved to Albuquerque to join her daughters. She later moved to Washington, D.C., where she has lived since. Olga's essays have appeared in Cuba and the U.S. in the newspapers El Mundo, Revista Pro-Arte Musical, El Huracán and Diario Las Americas. Several of her poems have been published in the Diario Las Americas; many others have been included in important anthologies: 107 Cuban Poets in Exile, Hispanoamerican Poetic Anthology (vol. 1), Invitation to Poetry and Contemporary Cuban Women Poets. In the decade of the thirties she received First Prize in the Lope de Vega Contest in Las Villas, Cuba. A few years later she received First Honorable Mention in the Boza Masvidal Contest of Italian Literature, in Havana. Outside of Cuba the merits of her work have been rewarded by various cultural and literary organizations who have given her their official recognition: First Place, Children's Theatre, The Canary's Funeral, Association of Cuban Critics of Art, Miami, 1982; Second Place, Poetry, Grupo de Arte Literario Abril, Miami, 1983; Second Place, Collection of Poems, Agustin Acosta Contest, International Lyceum of California, 1985; Third Place, Poetry, Circle of Iberoamerican Writers and Poets, New York, 1985; Third Place, Poetry, Grupo de Arte Literario Abril, Miami, 1986; Second Place, Poetry and Essay, Circle of Iberoamerican Writers and Poets, New York, 1993; Second Place, Essay, Circle of Iberoamerican Writers and Poets, New York, 1999; Second Place, Poetry, Panamerican Circle of Culture, Miami chapter, 1999.

Product Details

• Paperback: 163 pages
• Publisher: Two Eagles Press International; 1st edition (April 1, 2001)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1884512992
• ISBN-13: 978-1884512995
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,442,895 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars From the soul...., August 26, 2001

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This review is from: Todo el mar para mis sueños = All the Sea for my Dreams (Poetry collection) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

I wish ... how I wish ... I had come across the poetry of Olga Caturla de la Maza many years ago! In her book "All The Sea For My Dreams" we can feel how, early in her exile from Cuba, in a mood of "desolate nostalgia for the homeland", the poet in her became suddenly aware that the singing of the birds ... the warm sun ... the green leaves ... the perfume of lilacs ... were like "drops of yesterday", and she was able, through Nature, to harmonize her past and her present, and from this harmony re-create her experiences in extraordinarily beautiful, sensitive poetry.