Corazón de pelícano by Lasana Sekou and translated by María Teresa Ortega

This is poetry from Saint Martin.

Corazón de pelícano by Lasana Sekou translated by María Teresa Ortega is published by House of Nehesi Publishers. This is a Book originally written in Spanish. This was published in 2010.0 and has the ISBN of 9.78091344193E12.

Reading Corazón de pelícano as part of this translated poetry project means letting Lasana Sekou’s work reach English through María Teresa Ortega without requiring it to become immediately familiar. The book suggests Lasana Sekou’s Caribbean crossing of Spanish and Saint Martin identity, with the pelican heart as creature, emblem, and restless civic body. That matters because translation is not only a recovery of content; it is also a change in atmosphere, a new body for cadence, silence, and pressure. Published by House of Nehesi Publishers, this entry gives readers a way to move through Saint Martin by way of language rather than tourism. I would keep the description rooted in feeling, image, and readerly permission.

If you’d like to see international poetry continue and gain traction, consider requesting this work from your local library, or purchasing it from places like Open Books (a poetry only bookstore), Asterism Books (an independent press distributor), or bookshop.org to connect you with your local bookstores.

Check out more of the always in-progress translated poetry index here.