Cardinal in My Window with a Mask on Its Beak (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780816545155)

Cardinal in My Window with a Mask on Its Beak takes readers on a journey through poetic portraits, exploring the lives of passionate social justice advocates and historical migrants such as Ota Benga, Sarah Baartman, Isidro Marcelino Orb駸, C駸ar Vallejo, and Gertrude Stein, among others. Raw and unapologetic, the poems in this bilingual collection ask readers to question their role in today's society. The verses press the reader to examine what it means to have social justice in our globalized world, as Aguasaco confronts how society treats the Other--be that the immigrant, the Indigenous person, or anyone who embodies Otherness.

A first-generation immigrant to the United States, Aguasaco embraces his transborder/transnational/intercultural identity by building a bridge across time and distance to unite the great voices of the Renaissance with his lyrical poems. The collection offers bold and fascinating dialogue with Spanish authors such as Juan Bosc疣, Francisco de Quevedo, Garcilaso de la Vega, and Sor Juana In駸 de la Cruz. The poems examine the fundamental liberties inherent to humanity through stunning verse. In a quest for freedom, the poems openly criticize the treatment of immigrants in the United States, drawing poignant parallels with human rights abuses throughout history.

Cardinal in My Window with a Mask on Its Beak brings potent voices of the past to life in poems that critically examine the present and future of the human experience.


Author: Carlos Aguasaco
ISBN-10: 0816545154
ISBN-13: 9780816545155
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Language: English
Published: 03/08/2022
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.90w x 0.40d