Thomas F. Anderson
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813035581
- eISBN:
- 9780813038131
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813035581.003.0009
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Latin American Studies
The final chapter focuses on a fascinating poetic rendition of traditional Havana carnival celebrations by the Spanish poet, Alfonso Camín. After a brief discussion of Camín's much-debated role as an ...
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The final chapter focuses on a fascinating poetic rendition of traditional Havana carnival celebrations by the Spanish poet, Alfonso Camín. After a brief discussion of Camín's much-debated role as an initiator of poesía negra in the Hispanic Caribbean, the chapter delve into his “Carnaval en la Habana” [Carnival in Havana]. This long poem was first published in Maracas y otros poemas [Maracas and Other Poems] in 1952, but was probably penned in the 1940s when Afrocubanismo was on the wane, but it is still of considerable interest to the reading public.Less
The final chapter focuses on a fascinating poetic rendition of traditional Havana carnival celebrations by the Spanish poet, Alfonso Camín. After a brief discussion of Camín's much-debated role as an initiator of poesía negra in the Hispanic Caribbean, the chapter delve into his “Carnaval en la Habana” [Carnival in Havana]. This long poem was first published in Maracas y otros poemas [Maracas and Other Poems] in 1952, but was probably penned in the 1940s when Afrocubanismo was on the wane, but it is still of considerable interest to the reading public.
