Homeland of My Body: New and Selected Poems by Richard Blanco Paperback Book
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Homeland of My Body: New and Selected Poems by Richard Blanco Paperback Book. A cause for rejoicing!". -Sandra Cisneros"Atriumphant anthem to a rich life in all its ages and awakenings.". All are characterized by his keen eye, deep sensibility, and polished craft, without pretense. Homeland of My Body by Richard Blanco Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A rich, accomplished, intensely intimate collection with two full sections of new poems bookending Blanco's selections from his five previous volumes"An engineer, poet, Cuban American...his poetry bridges cultures and languages-a mosaic of our past, our present, and our future-reflecting a nation that is hectic, colorful, and still becoming."-President Joe Biden, conferring the National Humanities Medal on Richard Blanco, 2023A rich, accomplished, intensely intimate collection with 2 full sections of new poems bookending Blanco's selections from his 5 previous volumes"An engineer, poet, Cuban American . . . his poetry bridges cultures and languages-a mosaic of our past, our present, and our future-reflecting a nation that is hectic, colorful, and still becoming."-President Joe Biden, conferring the National Humanities Medal on Richard Blanco, 2023"What a gift, this new gathering of poems from the singular Richard Blanco. A cause for rejoicing!"-Krista Tippett, author ofBeing Wiseand host ofOn Being"Blanco's poems are journeys to a homeland within the heart, a welcome homecoming earned from a lifetime's wise voyaging."-Sandra Cisneros"Atriumphant anthem to a rich life in all its ages and awakenings."-Naomi Shihab NyeIn this collection of over 100 poems, Richard Blanco has carefully selected poems from his previous books that represent his evolution as a writer grappling with his identity, working to find and define "home," and bookended them with new poems that address those issues from a fresh, more mature perspective, allowing him to approach surrendering the pain and urgency of his past explorations. Pausing at this pivotal moment in mid-career, Blanco reexamines his life-long quest to find his proverbial home and all that it encompasses- love, family, identity and ultimately art itself. In the closing section of the volume, he has come to understand and internalize the idea that "home" is not one place, not one thing, and lives both inside him and inside his poems range in form, voice, and setting, showcasing his command of craft, but in essence they are one continuous reflection on the existential question at the core of all of Blanco's poetry- how can we find our place in the world. All are characterized by his keen eye, deep sensibility, and polished craft, without pretense. This volume is a gift to Blanco's many readers but even more to those who have yet to discover that they can understand, and fall in love with poetry, that a poet can speak to them about his own and their own lives so profoundly, and that this poet, as Barack Obama discovered, can speak for all of Blanco has been justly celebrated for his poetic gifts and his command of the many forms poetry can take, from the finely structured to the prose poem formats. His previous volumes have been praised by Patricia Smith, Eileen Myles, Sandra Cisneros, Elizabeth Alexander, and many others. His poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and dozens of other publications. Details ISBN 0807016438 ISBN-13 9780807016435 Title Homeland of My Body Author Richard Blanco Format Paperback Year 2025 Pages 216 Publisher Beacon Press GEItemID:170590496; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
