num_pages: 107
description: "Don't let this book pass you by!"― Library Journal Combining the personal with the political in his fifth collection, Martín Espada celebrates the bread of the imagination, the bread of the table, and the bread of justice. The heart of the collection is a series of autobiographical poems recalling family, school, neighborhood, and work experiences-from bouncer to tenant lawyer. There are moments of revelation and political transcendence here, which culminate in an elegy for the Puerto Rican poet Clemente Soto Velez, imprisoned for his advocacy of independence for Puerto Rico.
language: English
title: Imagine the Angels of Bread
titlecomplete: Imagine the Angels of Bread
genres: Poetry, 20th Century, Adult
ratings_count: 261
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: American Book Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Poetry
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company