With a Star in My Hand
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With a Star in My Hand

Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

With a Star in My Hand

Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero

About this book

"Exceptional." — Booklist (starred review)
"Heartfelt
Thoughtful and effective." — The Horn Book
"Engle's lyrical poetry emotionally conveys the reality of being a greatly gifted, passionate, and deeply ambitious young man in a turbulent time." — BCCB From acclaimed author Margarita Engle comes a gorgeous novel in verse about RubĂ©n DarĂ­o, the Nicaraguan poet and folk hero who initiated the literary movement of Modernismo. As a little boy, RubĂ©n DarĂ­o loved to listen to his great uncle, a man who told tall tales in a booming, larger-than-life voice. RubĂ©n quickly learned the magic of storytelling, and discovered the rapture and beauty of verse.A restless and romantic soul, RubĂ©n traveled across Central and South America seeking adventure and connection. As he discovered new places and new loves, he wrote poems to express his wild storm of feelings. But the traditional forms felt too restrictive. He began to improvise his own poetic forms so he could capture the entire world in his words. At the age of twenty-one, he published his first book Azul, which heralded a vibrant new literary movement called Modernismo that blended poetry and prose into something magical.In gorgeous poems of her own, Margarita Engle tells the story of this passionate young man who revolutionized world literature.

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Information

Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781534424937
eBook ISBN
9781534424951

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Dedication
  5. Epigraph
  6. 1. Abandoned
  7. 2. Lost
  8. 3. Wild Rhymes
  9. 4. Am I An Animal Yet?
  10. 5. Found
  11. 6. Like a Bird
  12. 7. Big Mouth
  13. 8. Adopted
  14. 9. So Many Storytellers
  15. 10. My Name is a Statue, But My Mind Roams Free
  16. 11. Home
  17. 12. My Tree Friends
  18. 13. Night
  19. 14. Changing Names
  20. 15. Frightened By Grown-ups
  21. 16. Lightness
  22. 17. School
  23. 18. First Verses
  24. 19. A Burst of Verses!
  25. 20. Reading, Reading, Reading
  26. 21. Practicing Traditional Poetic Forms
  27. 22. Challenging Myself
  28. 23. Why I Begin to Crave Improvisation
  29. 24. Vowel Rhymes
  30. 25. Every Sadness
  31. 26. Shared Sorrows
  32. 27. Any Happiness
  33. 28. Family Adventures
  34. 29. A Family Mystery
  35. 30. Family Camping
  36. 31. Witness
  37. 32. Suffering
  38. 33. Hurricane
  39. 34. Scandal
  40. 35. Rebellious Rhymes
  41. 36. Acrobatics of the Heart
  42. 37. When You’re in Love, Every Word is Magical
  43. 38. Trickster
  44. 39. Feeling Worthless
  45. 40. Feeling Worthy
  46. 41. The Poet Boy
  47. 42. A Terrible Secret is Finally Revealed
  48. 43. One Secret Leads to Another
  49. 44. Vicious Nightmares Attack Me
  50. 45. After Betrayal
  51. 46. Dreams of Escape
  52. 47. Imperfect Poetry Is My Only Refuge
  53. 48. Fragments
  54. 49. Songs of Life
  55. 50. Fourteen
  56. 51. Melancholy
  57. 52. An Invitation
  58. 53. Moving Away From Home
  59. 54. A Celebrity
  60. 55. An Act of Congress
  61. 56. Disappointment
  62. 57. A World of Books
  63. 58. Independent Thought
  64. 59. Falling in love is a cliff
  65. 60. This Flurry of Verses
  66. 61. Uncertainty
  67. 62. Selfishness
  68. 63. Torment
  69. 64. Nature
  70. 65. A Declaration of Love
  71. 66. Misunderstood
  72. 67. A Mob of Grown-ups
  73. 68. Exile
  74. 69. I Dare Myself
  75. 70. Unexpected Success
  76. 71. Meeting Another Powerful Man
  77. 72. A Gift of Riches
  78. 73. Wasted Wealth
  79. 74. Punishment
  80. 75. The Students Are My Own Age
  81. 76. Truly a Prison
  82. 77. In Praise of Freedom
  83. 78. A Different Kind of Liberty
  84. 79. I Am My Own Prisoner
  85. 80. Smallpox
  86. 81. The Mathematics of Anger
  87. 82. Waiting to Grow Up
  88. 83. Loveless In My Own Homeland
  89. 84. Writing, Writing, Writing
  90. 85. Bars
  91. 86. When I’m Sober
  92. 87. Wanderlust
  93. 88. Finally
  94. 89. The Soul of a Poem
  95. 90. The Edge of the Earth
  96. 91. Preparations
  97. 92. War
  98. 93. Earthquake
  99. 94. Volcano
  100. 95. The Sun Disappears
  101. 96. Yearning for Light
  102. 97. Flight
  103. 98. Wondering
  104. 99. Language Barriers
  105. 100. A Traveler’s Mind
  106. 101. Traveling With Invisible Mentors
  107. 102. Un amigo
  108. 103. When I Write Poetry
  109. 104. Nineteen Years Old
  110. 105. Imaginary Orchards
  111. 106. A Foreigner at the End of the Earth
  112. 107. Finding My Way
  113. 108. Judged
  114. 109. Refusing To Be Judged
  115. 110. Accepting My Self
  116. 111. Anger Is Natural
  117. 112. Buzzing Bees of Hope
  118. 113. A Room at the End of the Earth
  119. 114. When I’m Asked to Describe the Process of Writing
  120. 115. Poetry Wings
  121. 116. Rejection
  122. 117. Perseverance
  123. 118. Danger
  124. 119. No Longer a Teenager
  125. 120. My First Book
  126. 121. A Lifetime of Rebellious Rhythms and Rhymes
  127. 122. My Message for the Future
  128. Author’s Note
  129. About the Author
  130. References
  131. Copyright