{"product_id":"micrograms-paperback","title":"Micrograms - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJorge Carrera Andrade\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlejandro De Acosta\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJoshua Beckman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo extraordinarily clear, so connected to the primitive I imagine I am . . . participating in a vision already lost to the world. --William Carlos Williams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe microgram is collected, pondered upon, and defined in this quiet classic of Ecuadorian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the alphabet of things\u003cbr\u003ethe snail invents\u003cbr\u003ethe penultimate letter.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJorge Carrera Andrade\u003c\/b\u003e (1902-1978) has been recognized as one of the most important Latin American poets of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlejandro de Acosta\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJoshua Beckman\u003c\/b\u003e co-translated Carlos Oquendo de Amat's\u003ci\u003e 5 Meters of Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. Beckman's translation of Tomaz Salamun's \u003ci\u003ePoker\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the PEN\/America Poetry in Translation Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJorge Carrera Andrade\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1902 in Quito, Ecuador and died there in 1978, after spending the bulk of his adult life abroad. His distinguished literary career spanned a wide range of work, from editing and translation to criticism and poetry, much of which was published internationally and engaged international themes. It is from this \"worldly\" perspective and influence that his work grew, and maybe the most fascinating of these works is his \u003ci\u003eMicrograms\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlejandro de Acosta\u003c\/b\u003e writes on anarchist philosophy and aesthetics. Since moving to Austin, Texas seven years ago, he has launched the micropress mufa:: poema, publishing and freely distributing eight booklets of poetry and philosophy. He is currently composing a book of fifteen amoral essays inspired by Montaigne and Hume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Beckman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He is the author of six books of poetry, and has translated numerous works of poetry and prose, including \u003ci\u003ePoker\u003c\/i\u003e by Tomaz Salamun, which was a finalist for the PEN\/America Poetry in Translation Award. He is also the recipient of numerous other awards, including a NYFA fellowship and a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Seattle and New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 85\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700562497599,"sku":"9781933517551","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cf14da54f547b9cc065e5e6ca7df2eab.webp?v=1765017248","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/micrograms-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}