{"product_id":"handling-destiny-paperback-1","title":"Handling Destiny - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrian Castro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrian Castro's poetry encompasses the diversity, spirituality, and migratory history of the Caribbean through an intoxicating blend of contemporary lyricism, Spanish rhythm, and the African traditions of Yoruba Ifa divination poetry. In \u003ci\u003eHandling Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e, Castro offers appeals for all humanity, including the youngest generation, for whom he prays, \"that you fly forward while \/ looking back . . . That you understand the songs you will sing \/ And you remember the language you once spoke.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Cuban Dominican poet and Ifa priest from Miami, \u003cb\u003eAdrian Castro\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eCantos to Blood and Honey\u003c\/i\u003e, an Academy of American Poets award-winning collection, and \u003ci\u003eWise Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrian Castro, a Cuban-Dominican poet and Ifa priest from Miami, writes as if \"Chano Pozo were hitting the keys of a typewriter instead of the skin of a drum\" (Victor Hernández Cruz). He is the author of Cantos to Blood and Honey and Wise Fish: Tales in 6\/8 Time, a New York Times Editor's Choice selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353527861497,"sku":"9781566892353","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/8Umc40gp9S9781566892353_0cb7039c-bc88-4c4a-896d-f28f6c670ce1.webp?v=1769825094","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/handling-destiny-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}