Selected poems of Corsino Fortes /

Selected poems of Corsino Fortes /

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Author / Creator:Fortes, Corsino, author.
Uniform title:Poems. Selections
Edition:First Archipelago Books edition.
First Island Position edition.
Imprint:Brooklyn : Island Position, 2015.
Description:139 pages ; 21 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Cabo Verde -- Poetry.
Cabo Verde.
Cabo Verdean poetry -- Black authors.
Poetry.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10385510
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Other authors / contributors:Hahn, Daniel, translator.
O' Brien, Sean, translator.
ISBN:9780914671114 (paperback)
0914671111 (paperback)
Notes:"First published by Dom Quixote Publishers in 2001."--Title page verso.
Summary:"Concerned with giving voice to Cape Verdean life, Forte writes in Cape Verdean Creole - and not just standard Portuguese - a powerful statement reinforcing the islands'distinctive African nature. However, his poems are often written from the perspective of an exile - and themes of exile and redemptive return recur in his work. This collection introduces English readers to Fortes, and the poet's beautiful and unique use of language"--

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