In his eighth collection of poems, Martin Espada celebrates the power of poetry itself. The Republic of Poetry is a place of odes and elegies, collective memory and hidden history, miraculous happenings and redemptive justice. Here poets return from the dead, visit in dreams, even rent a helicopter to drop poems on bookmarks.

About the Author
Martin Espada has published more than twenty books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator, including Vivas to Those Who Have Failed and Pulitzer finalist The Republic of Poetry. His many honors include the Ruth Lilly Prize, the Shelley Memorial Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Born in Brooklyn, he now lives in western Massachusetts.

Reviews
"He's the best new poet I've read for years." Adrian Mitchell, The Guardian"


Awards
Short-listed for Pulitzer Prize 2007.



Book Information
ISBN 9780393331400
Author Martin Espada
Format Paperback
Page Count 78
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 108g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 142mm * 8mm