About the book
In his award-winning first book, J. Michael Martinez reenvisions Latino poetics and its current conceptions of cultural identity. In Heredities, he opens a historically ravaged continental body through a metaphysical dissection into Being and silence. The hand manipulates a surgical etymology through the spine: the longitude where \"history gathers in the name we never are.\" The poems seek to speak beyond codified aesthetics and dictated identity politics in order to recognize a territory of \"irreducible otherness\" where the self's sinew may be \"reeved through revelation\" and where, finally, one finds \"obscurity bonded to light.\" This stunning collection heralds the arrival of an important new voice in American poetry.
Editions of Heredities
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807136430
- PDF
- ISBN 9780807137598
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In his award-winning first book, J. Michael Martinez reenvisions Latino poetics and its current conceptions of cultural identity. In Heredities, he opens a historically ravaged continental body through a metaphysical dissection into Being and silence. The hand manipulates a surgical etymology through the spine: the longitude where \"history gathers in the name we never are.\" The poems seek to speak beyond codified aesthetics and dictated identity politics in order to recognize a territory of \"irreducible otherness\" where the self's sinew may be \"reeved through revelation\" and where, finally, one finds \"obscurity bonded to light.\" This stunning collection heralds the arrival of an important new voice in American poetry.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Heredities about?
In his award-winning first book, J. Michael Martinez reenvisions Latino poetics and its current conceptions of cultural identity. In Heredities, he opens a historically ravaged continental body through a metaphysical dissection into Being and silence. The hand manipulates a surgical etymology through the spine: the longitude where \"history gathers in the name we never are.\" The poems seek to speak beyond codified aesthetics and dictated identity politics in order to recognize a territory of \"irreducible otherness\" where the self's sinew may be \"reeved through revelation\" and where, finally, one finds \"obscurity bonded to light.\" This stunning collection heralds the arrival of an important new voice in American poetry.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Heredities?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Poetry / Poems
Where can I read a sample of Heredities?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807136430
How long is Heredities and how many pages does it have?
Heredities has 88 page(s)
Is Heredities part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Heredities?
J. Michael Martinez
Who is the Publisher of the book Heredities?
LSU Press
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Heredities is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807136430) and pdf(ISBN 9780807137598)
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