The Bridges by Fayad Jamís and translated by Katherine M. Hedeen

This is poetry from Cuba.

The Bridges by Fayad Jamís translated by Katherine M. Hedeen is published by Salt. This is a Book originally written in Spanish. This was published in 2011.0 and has the ISBN of 9.78184471522E12.

The Bridges, by Fayad Jamís, is a Spanish poetry collection from Cuba, translated by Katherine M. Hedeen, published by Salt in 2011. It is a Cuban collection by Fayad Jamís where connection, crossing, revolution, and exile-like distance can all gather inside one image. The bridge is a useful figure for translated poetry itself: a structure built because separation exists, but also because movement remains possible. I would not approach it as a book that needs to be solved before it can be felt. Start with the pressure of the title, the texture of the translated line, and the feeling of a voice making room for itself in English. For this library, the book matters as more than a record of Cuba; it is an invitation to let poetry remain particular, difficult, and alive without asking it to behave like explanation.

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.

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