Red Beans
Published on 15. August 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-918273-91-8 (ISBN)
Description
Selected as one of the best books of 1991 by Publishers Weekly. A blend of cultures and races, with inspirations ranging from Caribbean musical rhythms to Castillan and Moorish influences. "Quirky and utterly lovely."--VLS¶"This vigorous bilingual Latino troubador's poems and essays are 'a dance on the edges'."--Library Journal
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Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
263 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-918273-91-8 (9780918273918)
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Person
Cruz is a two-time World Heavyweight Champion poet featured in Bill Moyers' "Language of Life" series whose most recent collection, Maraca, was a finalist for the Lenore Marshall and Griffin Poetry Prizes. Five-years-old when he moved with his family from Puerto Rico to New York, Cruz now divides his time between Morocco, Puerto Rico, and the US.