{"product_id":"to-the-north-al-leon-salvatierra-9781647790615","title":"To the North\/Al Norte: Poems","description":"The University of Nevada Press is pleased to publish its first dual-language (Spanish-English) book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eTo the North\/Al norte\u003c\/i\u003e: Poems, by the Nicaraguan poet Le Salvatierra. The work is rooted in the Central American diaspora that emerged from the civil wars in the 1980s. The poems are tied together through the experiences, memories, visions, and dreams of a 15-yearold boy who embarked on a journey to the United States with a group of forty other migrants from Central America. After being undocumented for eleven years, Salvatierra established himself in the United States, first becoming a naturalized citizen and then obtaining a university education. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Salvatierra mixes lyrical and prose poems to explore the experience of exile in a new country. His powerful metaphors and fresh images inhabit spaces fraught with the violence, anxiety, and vulnerability that undocumented Central American migrants commonly face in their transnational journeys. His vivid memories of Nicaragua tie the personal experiences of his poetic subjects to the geopolitical history between the Central American region and the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leon Salvatierra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647790611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647790615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nevada Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.39d","brand":"Leon Salvatierra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073901785343,"sku":"9781647790615","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7d640734-d364-4ba6-93eb-d26d71579ef5.jpg?v=1685450590","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/to-the-north-al-leon-salvatierra-9781647790615","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}