The Men Who Killed My Mother Los Hombres Que Mataron a Mi Madre: Poetry Poes?a by Valverde, Fernando

The Men Who Killed My Mother Los Hombres Que Mataron a Mi Madre: Poetry Poes?a (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781961056091)

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The Men Who Killed My Mother Los Hombres Que Mataron a Mi Madre: Poetry Poes?a by Valverde, Fernando

The Men Who Killed My Mother Los Hombres Que Mataron a Mi Madre: Poetry Poes?a

$20.00
The Men Who Killed My Mother Los Hombres Que Mataron a Mi Madre: Poetry Poes?a by Valverde, Fernando

The Men Who Killed My Mother Los Hombres Que Mataron a Mi Madre: Poetry Poes?a

$20.00
Format: Paperback
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A powerful account of the symbolic murder of the poet's mother.

From the first poem in this bilingual edition of The Men Who Killed My Mother, it is evident that the mother in "Our Mother" ("Nuestra Madre") is not only Fernando Valverde's. The soulful refrain of "mother/madre" might be anyone's mother whose suffering is palpable in a world legislated over by men. Issues such as orphanhood, abuse, violence, manipulation, and fear are treated with the rawness of someone who has tasted the venom of betrayal. This is a lyrical dark garden of faith and family, exposing treachery and cruelty, and anger at injustice, from the voice of a son with deep love for his mother--for her honor, dignity, and dreams.

Valverde leads us into a forest full of wolves and serpents under the governance of civil society. He has received many awards for his poetry and is recognized as one of the most highly acclaimed poets of his generation in Spain. This heartfelt English translation by Gordon E. McNeer captures the power of Valverde's poetic cadences and its haunting evocative lyricism.

Author: Fernando Valverde
ISBN-10: 1961056097
ISBN-13: 9781961056091
Publisher: Swan Isle Press
Language: English
Published: 04/22/2025
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback
By Fernando Valverde
By Fernando Valverde
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Fernando Valverde is an award-winning poet, journalist, critic, and associate professor of Spanish and poetry at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several poetry collections, and his works have been translated into several languages, including his most recent book, America. Gordon E. McNeer is a distinguished poet and translator of poetry. He is professor of Spanish at the University of North Georgia. His most recent book is Poemas mexicanos.

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