Caminante: A Narrow Road into the Far South

By John Oliver Simon and Cleo Qian

Poetry. Like the traveler of its title, CAMINANTE goes out into the world, stimulating our curiosity and empathy. Written during Simon's nine-month sojourn through Latin America in the mid-nineties, each of its 131 octaves is a jewel in its own right, a moment and idea that resonates with distinctive tones. But each octave follows from the one before, and leads to the one after, and each is accompanied by a brief comentario that compliments it with history and local gossip. Though Simon writes primarily in English, his language embraces the unusual rhythms and nuances of a bilingual mind. John Oliver Simon is the author of numerous books of poetry in English and Spanish, including Son Caminos and Lord of the House of Dawn.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887393993
• ISBN13: 9780887393990
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Creative Arts Book Company
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.3"