{"product_id":"canto-hondodeep-song-9780816531288","title":"Canto Hondo\/Deep Song","description":"\u003ci\u003eCanto hondo \/ Deep Song \u003c\/i\u003ehonors the Andalusian deep lyric, or \u003ci\u003ecanto hondo\u003c\/i\u003e, poetry of famed Spanish writer Federico Garc a Lorca through rich and expressive poems. Francisco X. Alarc n deftly places Spanish and English side-by-side in this bilingual collection that is a modern meditation on love, self, loss, and universal truths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this new collection, Alarc n creates poetry with roots in Gypsy songs clapped out in the distinctively short rhythms of flamenco music. Each page lifts the heart and stirs the soul by delving deep into the struggle for self and sexual identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanto hondo \/ Deep Song \u003c\/i\u003eincludes 106 poems divided into four sections that articulate struggle, otherness, and the meaning of the poetic landscape. Like Lorca, Alarc n seeks out the fault lines where the lyric and the political bleed productively and proactively into one another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An important voice in Chicano and GLBT poetry, Alarc n writes with a complex, emotionally powerful style that is accessible to students and all lovers of poetry and poetic traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816531288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Francisco X. Alarc\u0026#243;n","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43971927703733,"sku":"9780816531288","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1819fda1-898d-4638-a53a-da0b4b3aac33.jpg?v=1713280446","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/canto-hondodeep-song-9780816531288","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}