The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano by Sean Qualls, Margarita Engle

The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano

Sean Qualls, Margarita Engle

192 pages first pub 2006 (view editions)

nonfiction biography poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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A lyrical biography of a Cuban slave who escaped to become a celebrated poet. Born into the household of a wealthy slave owner in Cuba in 1797, Juan Francisco Manzano spent his early years by the side of a woman who made him call her Mama, even th...

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