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The Whole Earth Is a Garden of Monsters / Toda La Tierra Es Un Jardín de Monstruos

The Whole Earth Is a Garden of Monsters / Toda La Tierra Es Un Jardín de Monstruos

Iris, Manuel

Paperback

Series: Ambroggio Prize

General Poetry

Publisher Price: $18.00

ISBN10: 0816556032
ISBN13: 9780816556038
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: Feb 24 2026
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.40 Width: 7.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Winner of the Ambroggio Prize of the Academy of American Poets

This award-winning bilingual collection intertwines the lives of a Renaissance painter and a modern migrant worker, offering a fresh perspective on art and migration.

In this highly imaginative work, the lives of the northern Renaissance painter Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) and an imagined contemporary migrant worker named Juan Coyoc, later known as Juan Domínguez, run in parallel as they mirror each other across languages, time, and continents.

By comparing and at times intertwining these two poetic narratives, the book explores themes of art, migration, narco-violence, family, spirituality, and the idea that every human being represents all humanity at any moment in history. Both Hieronymus Bosch and Juan Domínguez become relatable and intimate figures, part of our own story.

Written in simple, sharp language, the book employs surprising imagery and a novel structure to blur the boundaries between reality and fiction, while examining the intricacies of the human condition--from the life of Saint Anthony to the violent acts of narcos across Central America and the U.S.-Mexico border. With formal sophistication and philosophical depth, this work enriches the tradition of poetry about both migration and art, contributing to the literary heritage of Mexico and the United States over the past several decades.

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