At once a moving personal memoir and a colorful portrait of life in New York's Lower East Side (Loisaida), this masterly collection of poems captures the whirlwind of sights, sounds, celebrations and sorrows of urban life. As father of the contemporary Latino literary movement and founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Miguel Algarin has brought the diverse voices and talents of the downtown New York scene to audiences throughout the world. In these poetic renderings of the lives and deaths of numerous friends, Algarin the ...
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At once a moving personal memoir and a colorful portrait of life in New York's Lower East Side (Loisaida), this masterly collection of poems captures the whirlwind of sights, sounds, celebrations and sorrows of urban life. As father of the contemporary Latino literary movement and founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Miguel Algarin has brought the diverse voices and talents of the downtown New York scene to audiences throughout the world. In these poetic renderings of the lives and deaths of numerous friends, Algarin the poet celebrates both the well known and the obscure - and brings to life private loves, nurtured in both pain and joy, and public collaborations, born in the turbulent excitement of Algarin's cafe. In the centerpiece of the book, the poet offers a searing, unsentimental look at himself and his life.
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Add this copy of Love is Hard Work to cart. $12.80, very good condition, Sold by ZENO'S rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Scribner Book Company.
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New York. 1997. August 1997. Scribner. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0684839997. Poetry From The Founder Of The Nuyorican Poets' Cafe. 155 pages. hardcover. Jacket Design By Timothy Hsu. Jacket Photograph By Arlene Gottfried. Author Photograph By Marlis Momber. keywords: Poetry New York Nuyorican. FROM THE PUBLISHER-At once a moving personal memoir and a colorful portrait of life in New York's Lower East Side (Loisaida), this masterly collection of poems captures the whirlwind of sights, sounds, celebrations and sorrows of urban life. As father of the contemporary Latino literary movement and founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Miguel Algarin has brought the diverse voices and talents of the downtown New York scene to audiences throughout the world. In these poetic renderings of the lives and deaths of numerous friends, Algarin the poet celebrates both the well known and the obscure-and brings to life private loves, nurtured in both pain and joy, and public collaborations, born in the turbulent excitement of Algarin's cafe. In the centerpiece of the book, the poet offers a searing, unsentimental look at himself and his life. A celebration of the beautiful, the grotesque, the comic and the tragic, these poems resound with honesty, passion and grace-a testament to the extraordinary talent and keen eye of Miguel Algarin. inventory #24094.
Add this copy of Love is Hard Work: Memorias De Loisaida to cart. $40.00, very good condition, Sold by Chaparral Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Scribner.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x5x1; Inscribed by Algarin on the FFEP. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. Light soiling on the fore edge of the text block. The dust jacket shows some light handling and edgewear, unclipped, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 155pp.
Add this copy of Love is Hard Work: Memorias De Loisaida/Poems to cart. $104.59, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Scribner.
