City of a Hundred Fires

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Pub. Date: 1998-10-01
Publisher(s): Univ of Pittsburgh Pr
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Summary

An exploration in verse of rites of passage within the Cuban-American culture shows how a combined nostalgia for a lost world and a daily confrontation with American culture leads to self-awareness. Winner of the 1997 Agnes Lynch Starret Poetry Prize. Simultaneous. UP.

Table of Contents

Americap. 3
Teatro Martip. 7
La Revolucion at Antonio's Mercadop. 8
Mango, Number 61p. 10
El Malibup. 11
Islamoradap. 12
Crayons for Elenap. 13
Mail for Mamap. 14
Los Santos of the Living Roomp. 15
Mother Picking Producep. 16
The Lessonp. 17
Shavingp. 19
Letter to El Flaco on His Birthdayp. 21
Holap. 23
324 Mendoza Avenue, #6p. 24
What Las Palmas Meanp. 26
La Bella Dama of Little Havanap. 28
A Note About Sakep. 29
The Silver Sandsp. 30
Photo Shopp. 31
Contemplations at the Virgin de la Caridad Cafeteria, Inc.p. 33
Havanasisp. 37
Varadero en Albap. 39
The Road to Rancho Lunap. 41
Havana 50sp. 42
El Jagua Resortp. 43
Last Night in Havanap. 46
El Juanp. 48
Partial List: Guantanamo Detaineesp. 49
Found Letters from 1965: El Ano de la Agriculturap. 50
The Reservoirp. 55
Abuela Valdesp. 57
El Cucubanop. 59
Zafrap. 61
The Morning Killp. 62
Tia Olivia Serves Wallace Stevens a Cuban Eggp. 64
Decima Guajirap. 66
Postcard to W.C. Williams from Cienfuegosp. 67
Palmita Miap. 68
Palmita Mia (translation)p. 70
Acknowledgments / Agradecimientosp. 73
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