Tag Archives: Brazil

Elizabeth Bishop: “Brazil, January 1, 2015” or “Manuelzinho:?

Posted on May 1, 2013 by wcd2

May 1, 2015 The Table of Contents, the print anthology as a finite, bounded object — they loom large. While they do that, though, this blog is going to hold out for a little longer, not going there yet. … Continue reading →

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Brazil: Karen Tei Yamashita, Elizabeth Bishop

Posted on April 24, 2013 by wcd2

April 24, 2013 Both write about human efforts that come to nothing. Bishop’s Manuelzinho begins bravely, planting gardens that ravish the eye: beds of cabbages edged with red carnations, lettuces with alyssum. But then “silver umbrella ants arrive,/ or it … Continue reading →

Posted in Americas, Asian-American literature, Brazil, Contemporary novel, Environmentalism, Ethnicity, Genre, Global South, indigenous communities, lyric, Magical realism, Poetry, Science fiction, Twentieth century literature, world literature | Tagged Brazil, Cain, Elizabeth Bishop, Karen Tei Yamashita, Manuelzinho, Matacao, Through the Arc of the Rain Forest | Leave a comment

Mangoes: Richard Blanco, Sandra Cisneros

Posted on January 9, 2013 by wcd2

January 9, 2013 Conceived in Cuba, born in Spain, raised and educated in Miami– that’s Richard Blanco, as described by the inaugural planners. What poem would he be reciting on January 20? It’s not so easy to guess based on … Continue reading →

Posted in Americas, Cities, Contemporary literature, Cuba, Diaspora, Ethnicity, Food in literature, Global South, Latino/a literature, Poetry, Spanglish, Vernacular dialects | Tagged Barcelona, Bethel, Brazil, Chicago, Cienfuegos, City of a Hundred Fires, Cuba, Directions to the Beach of the Dead, Guatemala, House on Mango Street, Maine, Malta, Miami, Richard Blanco, Rome, Sandra Cisneros, Spain | Leave a comment

Atlantic Sound: Caryl Phillips, Thomas Pynchon, Richard and Mimi Fariña

Posted on August 22, 2012 by wcd2

August 22, 2012 At the end of The Atlantic Sound, Caryl Phillips is in Israel, visiting a community of Black Hebrews, almost 2000 of them, African-Americans who emigrated from the United States. They have given up their U.S. citizenship, but … Continue reading →

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