The origin of species and other poems / Ernesto Cardenal ; translated and introduced by John Lyons ; foreword by Anne Waldman.

Author/creator Cardenal, Ernesto
Other author Lyons, John.
Format Book
Publication InfoLubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxxiii, 141 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

Uniform titlePoems. Selections. English
SeriesThe Americas series
Americas (Lubbock, Tex.) ^A1054846
Contents Machine generated contents note: The Origin of Species -- Manaus Resurrected -- Elegy for Cristina Downing -- Theory of Language -- Manaus Revisited -- Reflections on the River Grijalva -- Iquitos Zoo -- The White Goddess -- With the Lapps -- Tata Vasco -- In the Sea of Cortez -- Solentiname Notes -- White Holes -- The Caves -- Ecce Homo -- Gazing at the Stars with Marti -- At Delphos -- Passenger in Transit in Santo Domingo -- Destiny of an Insect -- Cell Phone -- Vision in Grand Canary -- In Malta -- Visit to Germany (1973) -- Rally in Grenada -- Tourist in Ararat -- Reflections of a Minister -- The Eagle -- Snap of Segovia -- European Postcards -- On the Banks of the Ohio in Kentucky -- Traveling on a Bus through the United States -- The Place Called "Harmony" -- Apalka.
Abstract "Along with its title poem, a meditation on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, this volume by Latin American poet Ernesto Cardenal includes twenty new poems--some appearing for the first time in English and some previously unpublished--and new cantos supplementing Cosmic Canticle"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2011000797
ISBN9780896726895 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0896726894 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PQ7519.C34 A2 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold