{"product_id":"paraso-poems-by-9781682260432","title":"Paraíso: Poems by","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner, 2017 CantoMundo Poetry Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePara so\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in the new CantoMundo Poetry Series, which celebrates the work of Latino\/a poets writing in English, is a pilgrimage against sorrow. Erupting from a mother's death, the poems follow the speaker as he tries to survive his grief. Catholicism, family, good rum . . . these help, but the real medicine happens when the speaker pushes into the cloud forest alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a Costa Rica far away from touristy beaches, we encounter bus trips over the cold mountains of the dead, drug dealers with beautiful dogs, and witches with cell phones. Science fuses with religion, witchcraft is joined with technology, and eventually grief transforms into belief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout, \u003ci\u003ePara so\u003c\/i\u003e defies categorization, mixing its beautiful sonnets with playful games and magic cures for the reader. In the process, moments of pure life mingle with the aftermath of a death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arkansas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682260432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jacob Shores-Arg\u0026#252;ello","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935663820981,"sku":"9781682260432","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fb830404-38d5-49bf-91d1-47e61910c573.jpg?v=1688491586","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/paraso-poems-by-9781682260432","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}