{"product_id":"the-insistence-of-harm-paperback","title":"The Insistence of Harm - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFernando Valverde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAllen Josephs\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eLaura Juliet Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Granada, Spain, in 1980, Fernando Valverde is widely considered one of the top young poets writing in Spanish today. Valverde is a leading figure in a movement of contemporary poets known as the Poetry of Uncertainty, and he has received some of the most significant awards for poetry in Spanish. This bilingual edition of his book \u003ci\u003eThe Insistence of Harm\u003c\/i\u003e introduces English-language readers to some of his latest, most exciting work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Insistence of Harm\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of poignant lyric poems that takes readers from India to the Balkans to Spain and to Latin America, exploring the nature of \"harm\" in its various guises--war, disease, heartbreak, suicide. The poems grapple with both the reality of loss and the distance that language imposes on it. The English translations by Allen Josephs and Laura Juliet Wood effectively capture both tone and content while attending to subtle nuances of the original Spanish, bringing a new and important voice to students of Spanish and poetry readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFernando Valverde\u003c\/b\u003e is visiting distinguished professor in the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eEyes of the Pelican. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eAllen Josephs\u003c\/b\u003e, University Research Professor in the Department of English at the University of West Florida, is the author of a dozen books, all related to Spain and Latin America. \u003cb\u003eLaura Juliet Wood\u003c\/b\u003e, poet and translator based in Pensacola, Florida, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, is the author of \u003ci\u003eAll Hands Lost\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51881626403104,"sku":"9780813064352","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9Qx69BbCZg9780813064352.webp?v=1781828313","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-insistence-of-harm-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}