{"product_id":"song-of-the-heart-ram-n-l-pez-velarde-9780292746862","title":"Song of the Heart: Selected Poems by Ram Lez Velarde","description":"\u003cp\u003eRam Lez Velarde (1888-1921) was one of the most Mexican of Mexican poets, whose sense of history found expression in many poems, including his best-known \"La suave Patria\" (\"Sweet Land\"). This bilingual collection, drawn primarily from \u003ci\u003ePoes僘s completas y el minutero, \u003c\/i\u003e offers English-language readers our first book-length introduction to his poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften called a \"poet of the provinces,\" Lez Velarde gives us a glimpse into a slower and more gentle way of life. His poems present the contrast between city and hometown and between urban and pastoral landscapes. Through these contrasts runs the thread of religious faith, while urgency of language informs the entire body of his poetic production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal, specially commissioned drawings by noted contemporary Mexican artist Juan Soriano complement the poems. This combination of poetry and art speaks to universal emotions; indeed the poetry of Lez Velarde belongs to everyone who sings the Song of the Heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ram Lez Velarde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292746865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292746862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 5.53w x 0.31d","brand":"Ram Lez Velarde","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44321198735615,"sku":"9780292746862","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d2cf1be-cace-45e4-b517-0276c382a858.jpg?v=1696329632","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/song-of-the-heart-ram-n-l-pez-velarde-9780292746862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}