{"product_id":"9781897475539","title":"Sweet Cuba","description":"In English and Spanish\u003cp\u003eSweet Cuba \u003cbr\u003eThe Building of a Poetic Tradition: 1608-1958 \u003cbr\u003eForja de una tradición poética: 1608-1958 \u003cbr\u003ePublished by Hidden Brook Press \u003cbr\u003eISBN - 978-1-897475-53-9\u003cbr\u003e Editor: Dr. Manuel de Jesús Velázquez León Translators: John B. Lee, Dr. Manuel de Jesús Velázquez León Sweet Cuba is the most significant book of translated Cuban poetry ever published. It will remain of dominant importance in Cuba's poetic history for decades to come. Cuban poetry has never had such a thorough and precise translation as is presented here in this collection.\u003cbr\u003eSweet Cuba es el libro de poesía cubana traducida más significativo que haya sido publicado. Será de importancia relevante en la historia poética de Cuba por décadas. La poesía cubana nunca ha tenido una traducción tan precisa y cabal como la que esta antología ofrece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApart from a few known writers, Cuban poetry is a mystery to us. To have it so brilliantly translated by John B. Lee and Manuel Velázquez is indeed a gift. They translate the poetic history of that astonishing island with a master's hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosemary Sullivan, author of \"Cuba - Grace Under Pressure\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCon la excepción de unos pocos poetas conocidos, la poesía cubana es un misterio para nosotros. Tenerla tan brillantemente traducida por John B. Lee y Manuel Velázquez es ciertamente un obsequio. Ellos traducen la historia poética de esa isla asombrosa con mano maestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosemary Sullivan, autora de Cuba - Grace Under Pressure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e----\u003cbr\u003eThe paradox of Sweet Cuba is the fragile poetic bridges that yearn to connect Marti's metaphorical yoke with stars that are within and beyond the reach of language. These poems record the dialectic between the romantic possibilities and phenomenal impossibilities that are the poignant story of Cuba, and nothing is lost in translation.\u003cbr\u003eLinda Rogers, Victoria Poet Laureate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLa paradoja de Sweet Cuba es la de los frágiles puentes poéticos que ansían conectar el yugo metafórico de Martí con estrellas que están dentro y más allá del alcance del lenguaje. Estos poemas exploran la dialéctica entre las posibilidades románticas y las imposibilidades fenomenales que constituyen la conmovedora historia de Cuba, y nada se pierde en la traducción.\u003cbr\u003eLinda Rogers, Poetiza Laureada de Victoria\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hidden Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053810696432,"sku":"9781897475539","price":33.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781897475539_p0.jpg?v=1763611580","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781897475539","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}