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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Margarita EnglePublisher: Simon & Schuster Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.265kg ISBN: 9781534424937ISBN 10: 1534424938 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 18 February 2020 Recommended Age: From 12 to 99 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews* Engle explores Dario's relationship with words and the effects of abandonment, trauma, grief, and loss on his work. The cyclical nature of events described, as well as the seasons' change and the rollercoaster of emotions-all based firmly in research-reflect how the poet's past affected his identity and career. Engle also pays close attention to Dario's mestizo identity and the importance of utilizing Spanish language, and there is a wonderful section on linework and rhyming patterns and structures, an educational element for young poets trying their hands at redondillas, octavillas, espinelas, and seguidillas. . . . Exceptional. -- Booklist, starred review Heartfelt . . . The brevity of the poems allows readers to make rapid progress through the novel, and the placement of line breaks is thoughtful and effective: 'With paper as my sky, words / are the wind that should help my mind fly.' -- The Horn Book Engle distills a fascinating life and creates a portrait of a country where poetry, valued by many, could be a young person's ticket out of hardship. . . . In introducing readers to Dario, Engle creates a jumping-off point for poetic exploration. -- Publishers Weekly Compelling. . . . This accessible volume serves as an excellent introduction to Dario and will likely encourage readers to search out his poetry to appreciate his genius. -- Shelf Awareness Heartfelt . . . The brevity of the poems allows readers to make rapid progress through the novel, and the placement of line breaks is thoughtful and effective: 'With paper as my sky, words / are the wind that should help my mind fly.' -- The Horn Book Engle distills a fascinating life and creates a portrait of a country where poetry, valued by many, could be a young person's ticket out of hardship. . . . In introducing readers to Dario, Engle creates a jumping-off point for poetic exploration. -- Publishers Weekly Heartfelt . . . The brevity of the poems allows readers to make rapid progress through the novel, and the placement of line breaks is thoughtful and effective: 'With paper as my sky, words / are the wind that should help my mind fly.' -- The Horn Book Author InformationMargarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels Rima's Rebellion; Your Heart, My Sky; With a Star in My Hand; The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; and The Lightning Dreamer. Her verse memoirs include Soaring Earth and Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpre Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include Drum Dream Girl, Dancing Hands, and The Flying Girl. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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