Poetry. Latin American Studies. Enchanting both the ear and the soul, this collection is the third in Adrian Castro's series on the diasporic triangle of Africa, the Caribbean, and North America. Deeply spiritual, laced with history and myth, and tempered by the region's tumultuous past, these poems "... keep flying forward / Sankofa-like / looking back into history at us." "Adrian Castro weaves myth, history, music, courage, spirit and heart deep with knowledge and tenderness into a poetry that is all fire: an original and essential voice"--Chris Abani.

Author Hometown: MIAMI, FL USA



About the author: A Cuban-Dominican poet, performer, teacher, herbalist, and Ifa priest from Miami, Adrian Castro is the author of a poetic trilogy: CANTOS TO BLOOD & HONEY, an Academy of American Poets award-winning collection; WISE FISH: TALES IN 6/8 TIME, a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice selection; and his latest, HANDLING DESTINY.