{"product_id":"wise-fish-tales-in-6-8-time-paperback","title":"Wise Fish: Tales in 6\/8 Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrian Castro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rhythmic blend of language and myth, this collection creates a poetic atlas of cultures as it documents the centuries-long, open-sea migrations from Africa to the Caribbean to the Florida coast. The image of the \"wise fish\" is recurrent in these poems, a witness whose eyes were never closed to the perilous journeys that brought so many to the shores of Miami. Tempered by loss and infused with the musicality of the oral tradition, this collection heralds the vibrant Afro-Latino-Caribbean culture emerging from the migratory experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Castro\u003c\/b\u003e, a Cuban-Dominican performance poet and Ifa priest from Miami, writes as if \"Chano Pozo were hitting the keys of a typewriter instead of the skin of a drum.\" \u003ci\u003eWise Fish\u003c\/i\u003e is his second collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrian Castro, a Cuban-Dominican poet and Ifa priest from Miami, writes as if Chano Pozo were hitting the keys of a typewriter instead of the skin of a drum (Victor Hernández Cruz). He is the author of Cantos to Blood and Honey and Wise Fish: Tales in 6\/8 Time, a New York Times Editor's Choice selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 85\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 9.08 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771500232992,"sku":"9781566891721","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ed71127f8d23dfc844185f478aa4a84f.webp?v=1780387682","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wise-fish-tales-in-6-8-time-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}