{"product_id":"song-of-the-heart-9780292746862","title":"Song of the Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRamón López Velarde (1888-1921) was one of the most Mexican of Mexican poets, whose sense of history found expression in many poems, including his best-known 'La suave Patria' ('Sweet Land'). This bilingual collection, drawn primarily from \u003ci\u003ePoesías completas y el minutero,\u003c\/i\u003e offers English-language readers our first book-length introduction to his poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften called a 'poet of the provinces,' López Velarde gives us a glimpse into a slower and more gentle way of life. His poems present the contrast between city and hometown and between urban and pastoral landscapes. Through these contrasts runs the thread of religious faith, while urgency of language informs the entire body of his poetic production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal, specially commissioned drawings by noted contemporary Mexican artist Juan Soriano complement the poems. This combination of poetry and art speaks to universal emotions; indeed the poetry of López Velarde belongs to everyone wh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis posthumous, bilingual collection of the works of Velarde (1888–1921), one of Mexico's most cherished poets who remains relatively unrecognized in the U.S., is a celebration of passion, that \"song of the heart,\" in all its beautiful, tortured, contemplative, urgent glory.  Peden's faithful translation allows the passionate perfection of Velarde's work, which consistently couples extravagant, consuming emotion with cool, formal precision, to shine through.  Although there is much pain and anguish in these poems, sounded most consistently is the joyful music of simply being alive.... Soriano's sensual line drawings, created for this edition, are a deceptively simple visual complement of Velarde's streamlined, powerfully moving verse. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEl retorno maléfico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIll-Omened Return\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa mancha de púrpura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Purple Stain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMi prima Agueda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Cousin Agueda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoca flexible, ávida ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvid, Ambivalent Lips ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMe estás vedada tú ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForbidden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoches de hotel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHotel Nights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDel pueblo natal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHometown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEn el piélago veleidoso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEver-Changing Seas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMi corazón se amerita ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Heart Fares Better ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTierra mojada ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWet Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumildemente ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumbly ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDía 13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 13th\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEl campanero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bell Ringer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQue sea para bien ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay It Be for the Best\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEl sueño de los guantes negros\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDream of the Black Gloves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEl sueño de la inocencia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDream of Innocence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Sara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Sara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNuestras vidas son péndulos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur Lives Are Pendulums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa última odalisca\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Last Odalisque\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEn las tinieblas húmedas ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Misty Darkness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTe honro en el espanto ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn My Terror, I Honor You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemorias del circo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircus Memories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa suave Patria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuave Patria: Sweet Land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisco de Newton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewton’s Disk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEl viejo pozo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Old Well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanonización\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanonization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eY pensar que pudimos ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd to Think ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa lágrima ...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEl son del corazón\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong of the Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400872075607,"sku":"9780292746862","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292746862.jpg?v=1730471803","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/song-of-the-heart-9780292746862","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}