
Promises of Gold
Henry Holt and Co. · Paperback · February 20, 2024
“How many bad lovers have gotten poems?
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- Who it’s for
- These poems look beyond romance to the many forms of love—and the forces that complicate it.
- Themes
- Love and friendship, American Dream contradictions
- Genres
- Hispanic American Poetry, Love Poetry, Hispanic American Studies
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“How many bad lovers have gotten poems? How many crushes? No disrespect to romantic love—but what about our friends? Those homies who are there all along—cheering for us and reminding us that love is abundant.” In this groundbreaking collection of poems, José Olivarez explores every kind of love—self, brotherly, romantic, familial, cultural.
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Grappling with the contradictions of the American Dream with unflinching humanity, he lays bare the ways in which “love is complicated by forces larger than our hearts.” Whether readers enter this collection in English or via the Spanish translation by poet David Ruano González, these extraordinary poems are sure to become beloved for their illuminations of life—and love. “¿Cuántas malas parejas han inspirado poemas? ¿Cuántos crush es? Sin faltarle el respeto al amor romántico—pero ¿qué hay de los amigos? Esos compas que están ahí todo el tiempo—animándonos y recordándonos que elamor es abundante”. En esta innovadora colección de poemas, José Olivarez explora cada tipo de amor—el propio, fraternal, romántico, familiar, cultural. Lidiando con las contradicciones del sueño americano, con una humanidad inquebrantable, deja al descubierto las maneras en que “el amor se va complicando por fuerzas más grandes que nuestros corazones”. Ya sea que los lectores entren a esta colección en inglés o a partir de la traducción al español del poeta David Ruano González, estos extraordinarios poemas serán amados seguramente por sus iluminaciones sobre el amor y la vida.
Love, Wider Circles
These poems look beyond romance to the many forms of love—and the forces that complicate it.
Come here for
- Friendship, family, self-love, and cultural love sharing the page
- Poems that hold affection alongside the contradictions of the American Dream
Expect
- A collection concerned with love in all its complications
- An English or Spanish-language way into the poems
Where it sits
| Hispanic American Poetry | 92% |
|---|---|
| Hispanic American Studies | 39% |
| Love Poetry | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Hispanic American Poetry
- Love Poetry
- Family Poems
- Authors
- José Olivarez
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Published
- February 20, 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Love and friendship · American Dream contradictions
- Reading lane
- Hispanic American Poetry