{"product_id":"tears-and-flowers-a-poet-of-migration-in-old-key-west-hardcover","title":"Tears and Flowers: A Poet of Migration in Old Key West - Hardcover","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\u003eFeliciano Castro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoy Castro\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRhi Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bilingual edition of poetry that provides a unique window into Cuban émigré life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rare glimpse into the history of the Cuban community in Key West in the early twentieth century, this book makes the poetry of Feliciano Castro available in English for the first time. A Galician Cuban who lived for decades in the southernmost city of the United States, Castro worked as a \u003ci\u003elector\u003c\/i\u003e reading to cigar factory employees, a newspaper editor, a printer, and a writer. He published \u003cem\u003eLágrimas y flores\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of his poetry, in 1918. Translated here by Rhi Johnson, Castro's poems provide a window into an overlooked literary culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnson and Joy Castro open this bilingual edition with an introduction detailing the writer's biography, literary context, and cultural milieu. \u003cem\u003eTears and Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e highlights questions of national identity, migration, belonging, and courtship in Cuban émigré society, connects Florida to the Spanish-speaking communities of the Caribbean and Spain, and recovers the literary archive of a rich moment in US and Latinx history for a contemporary audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeliciano Castro\u003c\/b\u003e (1892-1982) was a poet, printer, editor, and \u003ci\u003elector\u003c\/i\u003e who was born in Galicia, raised in Cuba, and lived for over six decades in Key West. \u003cb\u003eJoy Castro\u003c\/b\u003e, Willa Cather Professor of English and Ethnic Studies at the University of Nebraska, is the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eOne Brilliant Flame\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIsland of Bones\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the granddaughter of Feliciano Castro. \u003cb\u003eRhi Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e, assistant professor of Spanish at Indiana University, Bloomington, is the editor and translator of \u003cem\u003eBecause I Want to See the Sea: Poems by Rosalía de Castro.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45838177828947,"sku":"9780813079134","price":160.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/9731\/2595\/files\/OEeV9wDC49780813079134.webp?v=1784364702","url":"https:\/\/the-stone-owl-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/tears-and-flowers-a-poet-of-migration-in-old-key-west-hardcover","provider":"The Stone Owl Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}