The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon: Poems - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Willie PerdomoSeries:Penguin PoetsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:03/25/14Pages:80
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143125235ISBN-10:143125230UPC:9780143125235Book Category:Poetry, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:American, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Hispanic & Latino, PlacesAward:2014 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist - Poetry Award|2015 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Nominee - Poetry AwardSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SCBKYBQX53
A suite of poems about a percussionist in 1970 Spanish Harlem music circles, from the author of The Crazy Bunch A National Book Critics Circle 2014 Finalist for Poetry Through dream song and elegy, alternate takes and tempos, prizewinning poet Willie Perdomo's third collection crackles with vitality and dynamism as it imagines the life of a percussionist, rebuilding the landscape of his apprenticeship, love, diaspora, and death. At the beginning of his infernal journey, Shorty Bon Bon recalls his live studio recording with a classic 1970s descarga band, sharing his recollection with an unidentified poet. This opening section is followed by a call-and-response with his greatest love, a singer named Rose, and a visit to Puerto Rico that inhabits a surreal nationalistic dreamscape, before a final jam session where Shorty recognizes his end and a trio of voices seek to converge on his elegy.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143125235ISBN-10:143125230UPC:9780143125235Book Category:Poetry, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:American, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Hispanic & Latino, PlacesAward:2014 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist - Poetry Award|2015 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Nominee - Poetry AwardSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SCBKYBQX53
Willie Perdomo is the author of Where a Nickel Costs a Dime, a finalist for the Poetry Society of America Norma Farber First Book Award, and Smoking Lovely, a winner of the PEN Beyond Margins Award. His collection The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon is a National Book Critics Circle 2014 Finalist for Poetry. His poems have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Bomb, and other publications. He is an Instructor of English at Phillips Exeter Academy.
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🏆 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist - Poetry Award|2015 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Nominee - Poetry Award
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