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Cardinal in My Window with a Mask on Its Beak
By (author) Carlos Aguasaco
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Cardinal in My Window with a Mask on Its Beak takes readers on a journey through poetic portraits, exploring the lives of passionate social justice advocates and historical migrants such as Ota Benga, Sarah Baartman, Isidro Marcelino OrbÉs, CÉsar Vallejo, and Gertrude Stein, among others. Raw and unapologetic, the poems in this bilingual collection ask readers to question their role in today’s society. The verses press the reader to examine what it means to have social justice in our globalized world, as Aguasaco confronts how society treats the Other—be that the immigrant, the Indigenous person, or anyone who embodies Otherness. A first-generation immigrant to the United States, Aguasaco embraces his transborder/transnational/intercultural identity by building a bridge across time and distance to unite the great voices of the Renaissance with his lyrical poems. The collection offers bold and fascinating dialogue with Spanish authors such as Juan BoscÃn, Francisco de Quevedo, Garcilaso de la Vega, and Sor Juana InÉs de la Cruz. The poems examine the fundamental liberties inherent to humanity through stunning verse. In a quest for freedom, the poems openly criticize the treatment of immigrants in the United States, drawing poignant parallels with human rights abuses throughout history. Cardinal in My Window with a Mask on Its Beak brings potent voices of the past to life in poems that critically examine the present and future of the human experience. Â
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Publisher | University of Arizona Press
Published date | 8 Mar 2022
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 120
Dimensions | 223 x 175 x 10mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 204g
ISBN | 978-0-8165-4515-5
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BISAC | poetry / caribbean & latin american
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