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Wise Fish: Tales in 6/8 Time

Wise Fish: Tales in 6/8 Time

Castro, Adrian

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African HistoryGeneral Latin American HistoryGeneral Poetry

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ISBN10: 1566891728
ISBN13: 9781566891721
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Published: Apr 1 2005
Pages: 85
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.62 Depth: 9.08
Language: English
A lyrical dance of English, Spanish, and African dialects infuses these poems of myth and migration.

Laced with Afro-Caribbean history and myth and interspersed with Spanish, Yoruba, and Lukumi dialects, these poems create a poetic atlas of cultures as they document the centuries-long, open-sea migrations from Africa to the Caribbean to the Florida coast. Recurring throughout these poems is the image of the wise fish, a witness whose eyes were never closed to the perilous journeys that brought so many to the shores of North America, creating a vibrant Afro-Latino-Caribbean culture tempered by loss and memory. Infused with the musicality of the oral tradition, this collection gives voice to the great courage and tragedy of those who weather the migratory experience.

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