Che in Verse

"Che in Verse" is the first collection in English solely devoted to poetry and songs about the world's most celebrated icon of rebellion. It contains more than 100 poems from over 40 countries about Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and will be published on the 40th anniversary of his death in October 2007. It will include published works by celebrated poets such as Julio Cortazar, Nicolas Guillen, Pablo Neruda, Allen Ginsberg, Derek Walcott, Al Purdy, Rafael Alberti, Ko Un and Yevgeny Yevtushenko, as well as some previously unpublished works. "Che in Verse" explores how the progressive dream of this great Latin American has touched the creative sensibilities of generations of poets and singers.