Cantos to Blood & Honey

By Adrian Castro

Articulating the rhythm and flavor of an Afro-Caribbean-US search for a cohesive identity.

A rhythmic debut poetry collection powered by the pulse of the Caribbean, Cantos to Blood & Honey presents a synthesis of Afro-Caribbean, Hispanic, and North American mythology, language, and aesthetics. Adrian Castro, an Afro-Latino performance poet, explores within this dance issues of migration, cultural community, memory, and history.

Articulating the search for a cohesive Afro-Caribbean-American identity, Castro honors myth on one hand and history on the other. He addresses the migratory experience from Africa to the Caribbean to North America and the eventual clash of cultures. Meanwhile, a section of prose poems deals with ancestors past and present.

Writing in the Afro-Caribbean tradition pioneered by Nicolas Guill n and Luis Pales Matos, Castro creates a circular motion of theme, tone, subject matter, style, and cultural history, giving rise to a new illuminating archetypal poetry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566890675
• ISBN13: 9781566890670
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"