Selected poems of Corsino Fortes
By: Corsino Fortes ; translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn and Sean O' Brien
Contributors: Hahn, Daniel, translator; O' Brien, Sean, translator
Edition: First Archipelago books edition. First Island Position edition.
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
ISBN-13: 9780914671114
Subjects: Poetry
Work titles: Poems
Description: "Concerned with giving voice to Cape Verdean life, Forte writes in Cape Verdean Creole - and not just standard Portuguese - a powerful statement reinforcing the islands'distinctive African nature. However, his poems are often written from the perspective of an exile - and themes of exile and redemptive return recur in his work. This collection introduces English readers to Fortes, and the poet's beautiful and unique use of language"--
Notes: "First published by Dom Quixote Publishers in 2001"--Title page verso.