{"product_id":"after-rubn-9781597098571","title":"After Rubén","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Starred Booklist Review*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter Rub n\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds as a decades-long journey in poems and prose, braiding the personal, the political \u0026amp; the historical, interspersing along the way English-language versions \u0026amp; riffs of a Spanish-language master: Rub n Dar o. Whether it's biting portraits of public figures, or nuanced sketches of his father, Francisco Arag n has assembled his most expansive collection to date, evoking his native San Francisco, but also imagining ancestral spaces in Nicaragua. Readers will encounter pieces that splice lines from literary forebearers, a moving elegy to a sibling, a surprising epistle from the grave. In short: a book that is both \u003cem\u003etrajectory\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003emosaic\u003c\/em\u003e, complicating the conversation surrounding poetry in the Americas--above all as it relates to Latinx and queer poetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Hen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597098571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs","brand":"Francisco Aragon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37889721368757,"sku":"9781597098571","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bd5d14c3-f117-4ec2-a9d2-fef6421eb4f9.jpg?v=1607646997","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/after-rubn-9781597098571","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}