LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD Named one of NPR's Books We Love “How many bad lovers have gotten poems? How many crushes? No disrespect to romantic love―but what about our friends ? Those homies who are there all along―cheering for us and reminding us that love is abundant.” In this groundbreaking collection of poems, José Olivarez explores every kind of love―self, brotherly, romantic, familial, cultural. Grappling with the contradictions of the American Dream with unflinching humanity, he lays bare the ways in which “love is complicated by forces larger than our hearts.” Whether readers enter this collection in English or via the Spanish translation by poet David Ruano González, these extraordinary poems are sure to become beloved for their illuminations of life―and love. “¿Cuántas malas parejas han inspirado poemas? ¿Cuántos crush es? Sin faltarle el respeto al amor romántico―pero ¿qué hay de los amigos? Esos compas que están ahí todo el tiempo―animándonos y recordándonos que elamor es abundante”.
Vendor
Henry Holt and Co.
Type
Media
Weight
0.82 lb
Availability
In Stock
Edition
Bilingual
Dimensions
5.75 x 8.55 x 1.0
Pages
320
Language
English
Target Audience
Adults
Genre
Books, Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Regional & Cultural, United States, Hispanic American
ISBN-10
1250878497
ISBN-13
9781250878496
