Title Miami century fox / Legna Rodríguez Iglesias ; translated from the Spanish by Eduardo Aparicio

Published Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (121 pages) Series National poetry series National poetry series. Summary 'Iglesias experiments with form while showcasing the philosophical and metaphorical possibilities of poetry in this winner of the 2016 National Poetry Series Paz Prize for Poetry. Faultlessly translated by Aparicio, the individual pieces in this book-length sequence of Petrarchan sonnets are each foregrounded by brief meditations, which often read as a commentary on the work's own movement through literary tradition...The experiment in form is a philosophical argument that poetry can contribute to what have traditionally been envisioned as purely scholarly conversations. Iglesias offers a vision of the subject as divided while showcasing the beauty inherent in this fracturing; the fragment is revealed as'the key that will open the doors.''--Publishers Weekly'Miami Century Fox is Legna Rodríguez Iglesias's English debut, but by no means is she an emerging poet. Here's a voice that's seasoned and fierce, tender and sharp as a blade. I promise, dear readers, that you will not encounter another book quite like this, nor another poet quite like Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, ever again.'--Achy Obejas, from the introduction'This smart, delightful, and seductive dual-language (Spanish and English) collection by the 2017 winner of the Paz Prize for Poetry is a loving and sly portrait of Miami and the immigrant experience in the 21st century.'--Publishers Weekly; included in Fall 2017 Adult Announcements, PoetryA bilingual--English and Spanish--collection by the 2017 winner of the Paz Prize for Poetry, Miami Century Fox is a delightful, seductive read. Sonnets? Rhyme and meter? Yes, along with a delicious serving of irony and wit. This is one very smart collection of poems--a loving and sly portrait of Miami and the immigrant experience in the twenty-first century.Translated by Eduardo Aparicio.The Paz Prize for Poetry is presented by The National Poetry Series and The Center for Writing and Literature at Miami Dade College and is awarded biennially. Named in the spirit of the late Novel Prize--winning poet Octavio Paz, it honors a previously unpublished book of poetry written originally in Spanish by an American resident Notes In Spanish with parallel English translations on facing pages Paz Prize for Poetry, 2016 Print version record Subject Immigrants -- United States -- Poetry Spanish poetry -- Translations into English Cuban poetry -- 21st century FICTION -- General. Civilization Cuban poetry Immigrants Spanish poetry SUBJECT Miami (Fla.) -- Civilization -- 21st century -- Poetry Miami (Fla.) -- Poetry Subject Florida -- Miami United States Genre/Form poetry. Poetry Translations Poetry. Poésie. Form Electronic book Author Aparicio, Eduardo, translator ISBN 9781617756092 1617756091

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