{"product_id":"poemas-solaressolar-poems-homero-aridjis-9780872865044","title":"Poemas Solares\/Solar Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eA book of cosmological surrealism in the tradition of Octavio Paz, \u003cem\u003eSolar Poems\u003c\/em\u003e is the first English translation of a single volume of poems by Mexico's famed poet-diplomat Homero Aridjis, exploring political consciousness as well as visionary psychological themes. President emeritus of International PEN, the prolific poet is Mexico's ambassador to UNESCO. \u003cem\u003ePoemas solares\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eSolar Poems\u003c\/em\u003e) was published in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslator George McWhirter won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize for \u003cem\u003eCatalan Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, the F.R. Scott Prize for \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems of José Emilio Pacheco\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for his novel \u003cem\u003eCage\u003c\/em\u003e. He is Vancouver's first Poet Laureate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Homero Aridjis is a profoundly ecological poet who has put his fame and time where his principles are, fighting to save the monarch butterflies that winter by the billions in the mountains of his native Michoacán, the sea turtle that lays her eggs on Caribbean beaches, and the gray whale that calves in the lagoons of Baja California. Aridjis writes to the point, with an open eye and a sense of humor . . . \"--John Oliver Simon, \u003cem\u003ePoetry Flash\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Homero Aridjis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0872865045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872865044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2010 pg. 51","brand":"Homero Aridjis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372327162111,"sku":"9780872865044","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79d2e45c-d62c-487a-8c08-acca7dd69fc5.jpg?v=1732725638","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poemas-solaressolar-poems-homero-aridjis-9780872865044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}