Author: GREEVES, JOHN
Title: Cuba Libre: From Revolution to Hip-hop Rock (Vanguard)
Description: Vanguard Press, UK, 2010. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9781843866381 87 pages. Available Now. Book Description: This evocative collection of poetry takes you on a journey through Cuba from the Malec?n to the tendril greens of the Escambray Mountains to Santiago de Cuba in the east of the island. It s both an inner and outer quest; resonant in varying points of view and rich in pulsating images of a land born to salsa. Cuba is depicted in all its contradictions and vibrancy. Just like the old American cars, the people of Cuba have endured their own journey and driven across a jazz age to hip-hop rock in the last fifty years. They have experienced revolution, the Bay of Pigs, the Missile Crisis, the Special Period of the nineties and seen at least ten Presidents come and go while the American embargo still remains in place. Cuba remains a time capsule to the outsider with iconic images of Che Guevara, salsa, cigars, mojitas and Hemingway never far away. This collection brings alive the essential being of a people and a place and raises the crucial question of 'What will happen after Castro dies?' : About the Author: John Greeves is a poet, short story and feature writer. He was born in Louth, Lincolnshire and obtained a master s degree at UCW Cardiff. He taught for over thirty years and is a Creative Writing Tutor for Cardiff University. He has written stories for the web and run workshops for BBC Wales. The BBC recently produced one of his Capture Wales stories called Ties , which appeared as a segment feature broadcast programme. He is a well-known poet and has had work accepted in numerous magazines and anthologies. His selected collections include:Unlocked, Palores Publications 2005 and Almost a Doppleganger, Palores Publications 2006. Size: 13.3 x 0.7 x 19.7 cm. 87 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Paperback; ISBN: 1843866382. ISBN/EAN: 9781843866381. Inventory No: F246-1212.

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