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Promises of Gold

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 1250878470
ISBN-13 9781250878472
Publisher Henry Holt & Co
Imprint Henry Holt & Co
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Feb 20th, 2024
Weight 280 grams
Dimensions 13.60 x 20.90 x 2.30 cms
Ksh 3,600.00
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?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, Jose 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 Gonzalez, these extraordinary poems are sure to become beloved for their illuminations of life and love.

? Cuantas malas parejas han inspirado poemas? Cuantos crush es? Sin faltarle el respeto al amor romantico pero que hay de los amigos? Esos compas que estan ahi todo el tiempo animandonos y recordandonos que elamor es abundante?.

En esta innovadora coleccion de poemas, Jose Olivarez explora cada tipo de amor el propio, fraternal, romantico, familiar, cultural. Lidiando con las contradicciones del sueno americano, con una humanidad inquebrantable, deja al descubierto las maneras en que ?el amor se va complicando por fuerzas mas grandes que nuestros corazones?.

Ya sea que los lectores entren a esta coleccion en ingles o a partir de la traduccion al espanol del poeta David Ruano Gonzalez, estos extraordinarios poemas seran amados seguramente por sus iluminaciones sobre el amor y la vida.

“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”.

En esta innovadora colección de poemas, José Olivarez explora cada tipo de amor—el propio, fraternal, romántico, familiar, cultural. Lidiando con las contradicciones del sueño americano, con una humanidad inquebrantable, deja al descubierto las maneras en que “el amor se va complicando por fuerzas más grandes que nuestros corazones”.

Ya sea que los lectores entren a esta colección en inglés o a partir de la traducción al español del poeta David Ruano González, estos extraordinarios poemas serán amados seguramente por sus iluminaciones sobre el amor y la vida.


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