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020 a| 9780593537121q| hardcover;

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100 1 a| Espada, Martín,d| 1957-e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvCQqkYvKpXbDjTDg4Dv3=| ^A295075;

240 10 a| Jailbreak of sparrows (Compilation)=| ^A295075;

245 10 a| Jailbreak of sparrows :b| poems /c| Martín Espada.;

250 a| First hardcover edition.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| Alfred A. Knopf,c| 2025.;

300 a| 114 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

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500 a| "A Borzoi book" --verso;

505 0 a| I. Big bird died for your sins. Jailbreak of sparrows -- My father's practice book -- Look at this -- The monster in the lake -- Big bird died for your sins -- The lights that burn in the house of many rooms -- My mother sings an encore -- The bastard son of King Levinsky -- El Tiante spins like a stop sign in a hurricane -- A dream of drunks outsmarting me -- Better than stealing a necklace of bullets -- Moderation -- A busload of screaming children -- The critic's tongue did not sparkle with the diamond stickpin of wit -- II. The city wears a coat to bed. Guadalupe's first-year law school tumbao -- The city wears a coat to bed -- Your card is the king of rats -- He could sing, but he couldn't fly -- The janitor who swept where there was no dust -- Talking to the horses in the dark -- Gonzo -- Banquo's ghost in Paterson -- Isabela's red dress flutters away -- On Friday, we will wear blue -- III. Love song of the disembodied head in a jar. Love song of the moa -- Love song of the bat with vertigo -- Love song of the one-eyed fish -- Love song of the polar bear mascot at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island -- Love song of the atheist marionette -- Love song of the plátanos maduros --Love song of Frankenstein's insomniac monster -- Love song of the disembodied head in a jar -- I must be the steamship 'Morro Castle' -- My beloved the unbeliever -- My beloved the blasphemer causes a scuffle at the bar -- Award ceremony nightmare with Swedish meatballs -- IV. Wake up, Mario. Florencia, again and again -- Insult -- The fireflies of Belmont Avenue -- My Debs, my Eugene -- The Puerto Rican with the Bolshevik name -- The last words of Hurricane Hi -- Officer Mark Dial, who shot Eddie Irizarry, will be fired for insubordination -- Wake up, Mario, The faces we envision in the scrapbook of the dead -- The snake -- Breve pausa -- The iguanas skitter through the cemetery by the sea.;

520 a| "The poems in Jailbreak of Sparrows reveal the ways in which the ordinary becomes monumental: family portraits, politically charged reports, and tributes to the unsung. Espada's focus ranges from the bombardment of his family's hometown in Puerto Rico amid an anti-colonial uprising to the murder of a Mexican man by police in California, from the poet's adolescent brawl on a basketball court over martyred baseball hero Roberto Clemente to his unorthodox methods of representing undocumented migrants as a tenant lawyer. We also encounter "love songs" to the poet's wife from a series of unexpected voices: a bat with vertigo, the polar bear mascot for a minor league ballclub, a disembodied head in a jar."--c| Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| American poetryy| 20th century.=| ^A16230;

650 0 a| Hispanic Americansv| Poetry.=| ^A472231;

650 0 a| Puerto Ricansv| Poetry.=| ^A1241778;

650 6 a| Poésie américainey| 20e siècle.;

650 6 a| Américains d'origine latino-américainev| Poésie.;

650 6 a| Portoricainsv| Poésie.;

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Jailbreak of sparrows : poems / Martín Espada.

Author/creator	Espada, Martín, 1957- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First hardcover edition.
Publication	New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	114 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	American poetry--20th century. Hispanic Americans--Poetry. Puerto Ricans--Poetry. Poésie américaine--20e siècle. Américains d'origine latino-américaine--Poésie. Portoricains--Poésie.

Uniform title	Jailbreak of sparrows (Compilation)
Contents	I. Big bird died for your sins. Jailbreak of sparrows -- My father's practice book -- Look at this -- The monster in the lake -- Big bird died for your sins -- The lights that burn in the house of many rooms -- My mother sings an encore -- The bastard son of King Levinsky -- El Tiante spins like a stop sign in a hurricane -- A dream of drunks outsmarting me -- Better than stealing a necklace of bullets -- Moderation -- A busload of screaming children -- The critic's tongue did not sparkle with the diamond stickpin of wit -- II. The city wears a coat to bed. Guadalupe's first-year law school tumbao -- The city wears a coat to bed -- Your card is the king of rats -- He could sing, but he couldn't fly -- The janitor who swept where there was no dust -- Talking to the horses in the dark -- Gonzo -- Banquo's ghost in Paterson -- Isabela's red dress flutters away -- On Friday, we will wear blue -- III. Love song of the disembodied head in a jar. Love song of the moa -- Love song of the bat with vertigo -- Love song of the one-eyed fish -- Love song of the polar bear mascot at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island -- Love song of the atheist marionette -- Love song of the plátanos maduros --Love song of Frankenstein's insomniac monster -- Love song of the disembodied head in a jar -- I must be the steamship 'Morro Castle' -- My beloved the unbeliever -- My beloved the blasphemer causes a scuffle at the bar -- Award ceremony nightmare with Swedish meatballs -- IV. Wake up, Mario. Florencia, again and again -- Insult -- The fireflies of Belmont Avenue -- My Debs, my Eugene -- The Puerto Rican with the Bolshevik name -- The last words of Hurricane Hi -- Officer Mark Dial, who shot Eddie Irizarry, will be fired for insubordination -- Wake up, Mario, The faces we envision in the scrapbook of the dead -- The snake -- Breve pausa -- The iguanas skitter through the cemetery by the sea.
Abstract	"The poems in Jailbreak of Sparrows reveal the ways in which the ordinary becomes monumental: family portraits, politically charged reports, and tributes to the unsung. Espada's focus ranges from the bombardment of his family's hometown in Puerto Rico amid an anti-colonial uprising to the murder of a Mexican man by police in California, from the poet's adolescent brawl on a basketball court over martyred baseball hero Roberto Clemente to his unorthodox methods of representing undocumented migrants as a tenant lawyer. We also encounter "love songs" to the poet's wife from a series of unexpected voices: a bat with vertigo, the polar bear mascot for a minor league ballclub, a disembodied head in a jar."-- Provided by publisher.
General note	"A Borzoi book" --verso
Genre/form	poetry.
Genre/form	Poetry.
Genre/form	Poésie.
LCCN	2024008065
ISBN	9780593537121 hardcover
ISBN	0593537122 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book

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