Landscapes with Donkey
English
By (author): Jos Manuel Marrero Henrquez Jose Manuel Marrero Henriquez
Translated by: Ellen Skowronski
In Landscapes with Donkey, Spanish poet JosÉ Manuel Marrero HenrÍquez follows a gentle, gray donkey on his travels through the dusty hillsides of the Canary Islands, an archipelago located off the western coast of Africa. Wise and thoughtful, the ruminant quadruped, a doctor of the earth, studies the limits of ground and sky with the unique perspicuity of a donkeys gaze. Eventually taking us on a journey far beyond the pastures horizon, the donkey, humblest of poets, unravels the mysteries of this transcendentally beautiful and profoundly life-giving planet we call home. Winner of the 2016 ASLE Translation Grant to support the cross-cultural sharing of ecoliterature, translator Ellen Skowronski brings Marrero HenrÍquezs poetry and vision to an English-speaking audience.
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