num_pages: 87
description: Every poem is the story of itself.Pure conflict. Its own undoing.Breeze of dreams, then certain death.--from "History"Duende, that dark and elusive force described by Federico García Lorca, is the creative and ecstatic power an artist seeks to channel from within. It can lead the artist toward revelation, but it must also, Lorca says, accept and even serenade the possibility of death. Tracy K. Smith's bold second poetry collection explores history and the intersections of folk traditions, political resistance, and personal survival. Duende gives passionate testament to suppressed cultures, and allows them to sing.
language: English
title: Duende
titlecomplete: Duende
genres: American, The United States Of America, Poetry, Audiobook, 21st Century, Post Colonial, Literary Fiction, Black Literature, African American
ratings_count: 692
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Sister Mariella Gable Prize, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: James Laughlin Award
publisher: Graywolf Press