Generous Journeys/Travesias generosas.

• Author: Mujica, Barbara

Although Marjorie Agosin is known as a tireless worker for human rights who is all too familiar with the brutal side of life, Generous Journeys is a joyous celebration of the earth's goodness, in particular, of the bounty of the Americas. Each poem is dedicated to one of the agricultural products that the New World gave to the Old--potatoes, peanuts, wild strawberries, chocolate, and many others. Each is accompanied by a gorgeous color illustration by Emma Sepulveda-Pulvirenti. Pictures and poems combine to make this book a veritable banquet for the senses. Cola Franzen's translations capture wonderfully the exuberance of Agosin's poetry, making the collection a pleasure to read in two languages.

Agosin's highly sensuous poems exalt the sumptuous beauty of American vegetation. She evokes the perfume, texture, and...