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Breviary of Americanisms

Breviary of Americanisms

Aguasaco, Carlos
Rathbun, Jennifer

Paperback

Series: Broken Bowl Poetry, Book 15

General Poetry

Publisher Price: $20.00

ISBN10: 196931723X
ISBN13: 9781969317231
Publisher: Broken Bowl Books
Published: Oct 21 2026
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.27 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.25
Language: English

Breviary of Americanisms is an abecedarian collection of poems by Colombian American author Carlos Aguasaco. The work recovers words and traditions rooted in Latin America's African and indigenous origins, including those of the Kuna, Incan, Mayan, Nahua, Bantu, and Taino civilizations.

A breviary refers to a book containing prayers, hymns, psalms, or readings for Divine Office. Drawing on this form, Aguasaco uses the alphabet as an organizing principle, presenting the poems as dictionary definitions. Each term is considered critical in order to understand the Latin American identity and recognize the significance of its African and Indigenous linguistic and cultural heritage. The collection employs a secular structural framework that integrates an overarching sacred thematic scheme. The processes of self-definition and the reclamation of racial and cultural identity are framed as sacred endeavors, as is the recovery of Indigenous roots.

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