{"product_id":"9780822981268","title":"Matters of the Sea \/ Cosas del mar: A Poem Commemorating a New Era in US-Cuba Relations","description":"\u003ci\u003eMatters of the Sea \/ Cosas del mar\u003c\/i\u003e is a commemorative bilingual chapbook that beautifully reproduces Richard Blanco’s stirring poem presented during the historic reopening ceremony of the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on August 14, 2015.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e“Matters of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most emotionally complex and personal poems I’ve ever written, invested with all my love for the people of two countries that are part of my very being. As with the presidential inauguration in 2013, I am once again humbled and honored to participate as a poet in another historic moment of such significance. I’m elated by the power of poetry to mark such important, communal moments and to be a catalyst for change and understanding by reaching deep into our emotional selves and connecting us to our shared humanity.”—Richard Blanco","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128703860976,"sku":"9780822981268","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780822981268_p0.jpg?v=1763751633","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780822981268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}