Research Catalog

Title

Where the island sleeps like a wing : selected poetry / by Nancy Morejón ; translated by Kathleen Weaver.

Author

Morejón, Nancy, 1944-

Publication

San Francisco, Calif. : Black Scholar Press, c1985.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Weaver, Kathleen, 1945-
• Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library). Collections, repository. poe

Description

xix, 92 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

These poems by Nancy Morejon are the voice of the new Cuba, the Cuba born after the Revolution. In her lines, Nancy Morejon captures the rhythms, the sounds, the colors, the people, that make up the rich and complex texture of Revolutionary Cuba. --Amazon.com.

Subjects

• Poésie
• Poetry
• Translations
• poetry
• English poetry > Translations from Spanish > Cuban authors
• Cuban poetry (Spanish) > Translations into English

Genre/Form

• poetry.
• Poetry
• Translations
• Poésie.

Note

• English and Spanish.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Preface / Miguel Barnet -- Introduction / Kathleen Weaver -- 1. UN PATIO DE LA HABANA / A PATIO IN HAVANA -- Madre / Mother -- La cena / The supper -- Presente Brigida Noyola / Brigida Noyola Lives -- A la sombra de los tranvias / In the streetcars' shade -- El cafe / Coffee -- Tata ante la muerte de Don Pablo / Tata on the death of Don Pablo -- Richard trajo su flauta / Richard brought his flute -- Amor, ciudad atribuida / Love, attributed city -- Un patio de La Habana / A patio in Havana -- 2. DONDE DUERME LA ISLA COMO UN ALA / WHERE THE ISLAND SLEEPS LIKE A WING -- Abril / April -- Renacimiento / Rebirth -- Una rosa / A rose -- Mitologias / Mythologies -- Meditacion a mediodia por los caidos en Playa Giron / Meditation at noon -- Apenas heroe / Barely a hero -- Soldado y yo / Soldier and I -- La noche del Moncada / Moncada's night -- 3. EL SUENO DE LA RAZON PRODUCE MONSTRUOS / THE DREAM OF REASON PRODUCES MONSTERS -- Analisis de la melancolia / Analysis of melancholy -- Piedra pulida / On polished stone -- A un muchacho / To a boy -- Desilusion para Ruben Dario / Disillusion for Ruben Dario -- Solaris / Solaris -- En el pais de Vietnam / In the country of Vietnam -- Eres tu / Your law -- El sueno de la rason produce monstruos / The dream of reason produces monsters -- 4. MUJER NEGRA / BLACK WOMAN -- Mirar adentro / Looking within -- Los ojos de Eleggua / Eleggua's eyes -- Elogio de Nieves Fresneda / Elegy for Nieves Fresneda -- Madrigal para cimarrones / Madrigal for runaway slaves -- Negro / Black man -- Amo a mi amo / I love my master -- Un manzano de Oakland / An Oakland apple tree -- El camino de Guinea / Guinea's road -- Farewell / Farewell -- Freedom now / Freedom now -- Mujer negra / Black woman -- Notes.

ISBN

0933296118

OCLC

12403530

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library