{"product_id":"burnt-sugar-cana-quemada-contemporary-cuban-poetry-in-english-and-spanish-9780743276627","title":"Burnt Sugar Cana Quemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish","description":"Here are the sights, sounds, and rhythms of Cuba, revealed in the evocative works of some of the finest Cuban and Cuban American poets of the twentieth century. In \u003ci\u003eBurnt Sugar, \u003c\/i\u003e bestselling translator Lori Marie Carlson and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos have created an intimate collection of some of their favorite modern poems, all of which are informed by \u003ci\u003ecubanía\u003c\/i\u003e -- the essence of what it means to be Cuban. \"Cuban\" in this sense refers neither to ideology nor to geography but rather to the distinguishing characteristics of Cuban poetry as it has developed over time: clever verbal play, overt rhythmic notes, and an intensity of longing, whether religious, political, or amorous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Many of these poems have never been translated into English before, and taken together they, as the editors say, \"produce a vibrant, satisfying sound and vivid imagery. They allow for some understanding of modern-day preoccupations, contradictions, feelings, and attitudes considered to be Cuban.\" Stirring, immediate, and universal in its sensibility, \u003ci\u003eBurnt Sugar\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous collection lovingly compiled by two of the world's foremost authorities on the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLori Marie Carlson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two novels, two landmark bilingual poetry anthologies, and many other young adult and children's books. \u003cb\u003eOscar Hijuelos\u003c\/b\u003e is a first-generation Cuban American and the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He has written six novels, the most recent of which is \u003ci\u003eA Simple Habana Melody.\u003c\/i\u003e They live in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOscar Hijuelos (1951-2013) was a first-generation Cuban American and the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He wrote several novels, including \u003ci\u003eDark Dude\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Simple Habana Melody.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412943081746,"sku":"9780743276627","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57162b38-55dd-4fb8-971a-8a032aa278f6.jpg?v=1729335169","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/burnt-sugar-cana-quemada-contemporary-cuban-poetry-in-english-and-spanish-9780743276627","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}