Mandaderos de la Lluvia / Messengers of Rain

Latin America has always been a full contributor to the rich poetic tradition of the Spanish language. Even before the arrival of the Spanish, the native peoples of Central and South America had a poetic idiom of their own. This bilingual anthology for young readers, containing sixty-four poems from nineteen countries, presents a fascinating mix of established and new poets. A significant portion of the book comes from the native community. Traditional pre-Colombian work is represented alongside that of young indigenous poets, who are writing some of the most exciting and fresh poetry in the Americas today.With beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Colombian illustrator Rafael Yockteng, the book provides an outstanding introduction to a rich poetic tradition and an engaging way for young readers to encounter poetry.

• | Author: Claudia Lee
• | Publisher: Libros Tigrillo
• | Publication Date: Sep 01, 2011
• | Number of Pages: 192 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 155498114X
• | ISBN-13: 9781554981144