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Published by Authorhouse, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A., 2002
ISBN 10: 1403307377ISBN 13: 9781403307378
Seller: Harbor Books LLC, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. Yellow card covers, 93pp contents unmarked and like new. Signed by author on title page. Signed by Author(s).
Published by 1st Books Library, 2002
ISBN 10: 1403307377ISBN 13: 9781403307378
Seller: Palimpsest Scholarly Books & Services, Brooktondale, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.25" x 8.25", has faint remnants of sticker over barcode in bottom inside corner of rear cover. Book is otherwise in fine condition. xiv/93 pages. "Clear. Natural. Poignant. These words accurately describe Alberto O. Cappas' work. Cappas understands the suffering and struggles of Puerto Ricans living in Mainland America as well as in Puerto Rico. His poetry traces their hopes, problems, and misconceptions from the island to the mainland where they discover that dreams do die hard. In the poem "Suicide of a Puerto Rican Jibaro," one need not be Puerto Rican to identify with the alienation faced when entering a cold, foreign, and jungle-like world. Cappas successfully explores what such a drastic change can mean for a Puerto Rican away from his island, where he is the majority. In ".Jibaro," for the Puerto Rican man who emigrates to the United States, "A million times his body was raped by the unfriendly cold. to pursue the American Dream." Cappas is a relentless observer and commentator of what happens when a people leave their homeland, or forget where they come from, to pursue the uncertainties of the American Dream. His poetry, ironic at times, questions whether this dream does exist. In "A Spoken Secret," "Light skin Puerto Ricans forget to speak Spanish. and dark skin Puerto Ricans adopt hot combs to straighten their hair." In "Doña Julia," a woman is trapped like a mouse in America and so commits suicide as a last attempt to return to her homeland. And in "Maria," a young girl sits patiently thinking about her experiences in New York since leaving Puerto Rico and now waits "for the overdose (of a drug) to take effect." Of course this is not to say that all Puerto Ricans who emigrate to the United States end up killing themselves but it does show that Cappas is keenly aware of a sort of cultural and spiritual death that happens to Puerto Ricans and other Latinos when they leave the tropical scenes and adopt certain American values. In the ironic humorous poem, "Her Boricua," a woman buys the Moon, tax-free, and invites her relatives and friends on weekend nights to "admire the beauty of her new possession." She tells them that in America, "you have the freedom to buy anything you want." "Haiti in Puerto Rico" explores the death theme even further. "I recited useless words of a poem to an audience of Puerto Ricans, turned into zombies, refusing to break the spell of all the misfortunes." Doña Julia and Other Poems by Alberto O. Cappas is a book filled with poetic stories, forceful and powerful imagery and messages that will stimulate all minds that come into contact with it. Cappas' language is original and refreshing, which makes his writing very natural and uncluttered with abstractions. Cappas is correct, knows what he needs to say and clearly makes his point." By Jaira Placide New York University.
Published by AuthorHouse, 2002
ISBN 10: 1403307377ISBN 13: 9781403307378
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2008
ISBN 10: 1441403981ISBN 13: 9781441403988
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017
ISBN 10: 1548989495ISBN 13: 9781548989491
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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ISBN 10: 1548989495ISBN 13: 9781548989491
Seller: booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.
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Published by AuthorHouse, 2002
ISBN 10: 1403307377ISBN 13: 9781403307378
Seller: booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.
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Published by AuthorHouse, 2002
ISBN 10: 1403307377ISBN 13: 9781403307378
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
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Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009
ISBN 10: 1441414045ISBN 13: 9781441414045
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Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Signed by author on title page.
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2008
ISBN 10: 1441403108ISBN 13: 9781441403100
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Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017
ISBN 10: 1548989495ISBN 13: 9781548989491
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
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ISBN 10: 1403307377ISBN 13: 9781403307378
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ISBN 10: 1403307377ISBN 13: 9781403307378
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Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
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ISBN 10: 1441403981ISBN 13: 9781441403988
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Published by 1st Book Library 2002-07, 2002
ISBN 10: 1403307377ISBN 13: 9781403307378
Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United Kingdom
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Published by Independently published, 2023
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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ISBN 10: 1441403981ISBN 13: 9781441403988
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom
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Published by Independently published, 2019
ISBN 10: 1793894906ISBN 13: 9781793894908
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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ISBN 10: 1441403981ISBN 13: 9781441403988
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by AuthorHouse, 2002
ISBN 10: 1403307377ISBN 13: 9781403307378
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
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ISBN 10: 1548989495ISBN 13: 9781548989491
Seller: ALLBOOKS1, Salisbury Plain, SA, Australia
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Published by AuthorHouse, 2002
ISBN 10: 1403307377ISBN 13: 9781403307378
Seller: ALLBOOKS1, Salisbury Plain, SA, Australia
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Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2008
ISBN 10: 1441403981ISBN 13: 9781441403988
Seller: ALLBOOKS1, Salisbury Plain, SA, Australia
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Published by 1St Book Library
ISBN 10: 1403307377ISBN 13: 9781403307378
Seller: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering 112 pp. Englisch.
Published by Independently published, 2023
Seller: ALLBOOKS1, Salisbury Plain, SA, Australia
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Published by 1st Book Library, 2002
ISBN 10: 1403307377ISBN 13: 9781403307378
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Über den AutorPuerto Rican Poet, born in Puerto Rico, raised in New York City s upper Manhattan, 108th Street and Columbus Avenue. He attended Public Schools 165 (grammer school) 54 (middle school), Harlem Prep School, and graduated.