{"product_id":"9781682260432-paraiso","title":"Paraíso","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoems by\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2017 CantoMundo Poetry Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErupting from a\u003cbr\u003emother’s death, the poems follow the speaker as he tries to\u003cbr\u003esurvive his grief. Catholicism, family, good rum . these\u003cbr\u003ehelp, but the real medicine happens when the speaker pushes\u003cbr\u003einto the cloud forest alone\u003cbr\u003eWinner, 2017 CantoMundo Poetry Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParaíso, the first book in the new CantoMundo Poetry\u003cbr\u003eSeries, which celebrates the work of Latino\/a poets writing\u003cbr\u003ein English, is a pilgrimage against sorrow. Erupting from a\u003cbr\u003emother’s death, the poems follow the speaker as he tries to\u003cbr\u003esurvive his grief. Catholicism, family, good rum . these\u003cbr\u003ehelp, but the real medicine happens when the speaker pushes\u003cbr\u003einto the cloud forest alone.\u003cbr\u003eIn a Costa Rica far away from touristy beaches, we\u003cbr\u003eencounter bus trips over the cold mountains of the dead,\u003cbr\u003edrug dealers with beautiful dogs, and witches with cell\u003cbr\u003ephones. Science fuses with religion, witchcraft is joined with\u003cbr\u003etechnology, and eventually grief transforms into belief.\u003cbr\u003eThroughout, Paraíso defies categorization, mixing its\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful sonnets with playful games and magic cures for the\u003cbr\u003ereader. In the process, moments of pure life mingle with the\u003cbr\u003eaftermath of a death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55418447102326,"sku":"9781682260432","price":16.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26133956.jpg?v=1742861301","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781682260432-paraiso","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}