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Duende
Contributor(s): Smith, Tracy K. (Author)
ISBN: 1555974759     ISBN-13: 9781555974756
Publisher: Graywolf Press
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2007
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Annotation: "Every poem is the story of itself.
Pure conflict. Its own undoing.
Breeze of dreams, then certain death.
" --from "History"
Duende, that dark and elusive force described by Federico Garcia Lorca, is the creative and ecstatic power an artist seeks to channel from within. It can lead the artist toward revelation, but it must also, Lorca says, accept and even serenade the possibility of death. Tracy K. Smith's bold second poetry collection explores history and the intersections of folk traditions, political resistance, and personal survival. "Duende "gives passionate testament to suppressed cultures, and allows them to sing.
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BISAC Categories:
- Poetry
Dewey: 811.6
LCCN: 2006938264
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.6" W x 8.96" (0.37 lbs) 87 pages
 
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The award-winning second collection by the Poet Laureate of the United States

Duende, that dark and elusive force described by Federico Garc a Lorca, is the creative and ecstatic power an artist seeks to channel from within. It can lead the artist toward revelation, but it must also, Lorca says, accept and even serenade the possibility of death. Tracy K. Smith's bold second poetry collection explores history and the intersections of folk traditions, political resistance, and personal survival. Duende gives passionate testament to suppressed cultures, and allows them to sing.