{"product_id":"i-am-my-own-path-selected-writings-of-julia-de-burgos-hardback-9781477327906","title":"I Am My Own Path; Selected Writings of Julia De Burgos (Hardback) 9781477327906","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eI Am My Own Path\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSelected Writings of Julia De Burgos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVanessa Pérez-Rosario (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477327906, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages, 14 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"How grateful I am that nuestra Julia de Burgos, writer, feminist, social activist, can now become more fully accessible to monolingual English readers. With this comprehensive critical introduction to her life and work, nuestra Julia becomes a Julia for all of America. A treasure trove for those who did not know of her work or want to know more.\" - Julia Alvarez, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cemetery of Untold Stories\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This collection is a timely and necessary work of scholarship and translation as well as a revisiting of an important voice in Puerto Rican, Caribbean, and hemispheric poetic and political thought. Vanessa PÉrez-Rosario’s collaborative efforts and ethical care serve to illuminate new dimensions of Julia de Burgos’s thought and legacy.\" - Yomaira C. Figueroa-Vásquez \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Everyone should rush out immediately and get a copy of this dazzling, monumental translation of Julia de Burgos’s extraordinary writing. The work of Burgos is graced by a strikingly brilliant rendering by some of today’s most inspired and inspiring literary translators, many of whom are themselves celebrated writers. \u003ci\u003eI Am My Own Path\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasure trove, a lighthouse, and essential reading for anyone interested in poetry, poetics, Puerto Rican letters, or the literature of the Americas. This vital volume is a historical event not to be missed!\" - Rachel Galvin, author of\u003ci\u003eUterotopia: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This collection, which further establishes Julia de Burgos’s importance and gives her work new expression in English, is orchestrated by a scholar who knows de Burgos and her work better than anyone else: Vanessa PÉrez-Rosario. She has assembled an all-star lineup of influential poets and scholars to help translate de Burgos’s writing for a multilingual readership. Period translations from decades back are complemented by new ones from a stellar array of emerging and established contemporary literary figures.  The deft, top-notch curation of this book makes it a powerful tool for expanding our understanding of de Burgos’s work.\" - Esther Allen, translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Suicides by Antonio Di Benedetto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA definitive, bilingual selection of poetry, essays, and letters by one of Puerto Rico’s most beloved poets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Julia de Burgos (1914–1953) is best known for her poetry, but she is also an important cultural figure famous for her commitment to social justice, feminist ideas, and the independence of Puerto Rico. Admirers cultivated her legacy to bring to light the real Julia de Burgos, the woman behind the public figure, which this remarkable collection further illuminates by supplying a complex portrait using her own powerful and imaginative words. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Beginning with a critical introduction to Burgos's life and work, Vanessa PÉrez-Rosario then presents a selection of poems, essays, and letters, that offer a glimpse into this formidable talent and intellect. Burgos left Puerto Rico, spending the 1940s in both New York City and Havana, where she cultivated a new kind of identity refracted through her pathbreaking work as a poet and journalist. Both poetry and prose are alive with politically charged insights into the struggle of national liberation, literary creation, and being a woman in a patriarchal society. \u003ci\u003eI Am My Own Path\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in Puerto Rican literature and culture as well as a foundational text of Latinx literature and culture in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Translating Julia de Burgos by Vanessa PÉ\u003cbr\u003erez-Rosario \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part I. Selected Poems \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePoema en 20 surcos\u003c\/i\u003e \/ \u003ci\u003ePoem in 20 Furrows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Julia de Burgos \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e To Julia de Burgos, translated by Grace Schulman \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e To Julia de Burgos, translated by Roberto MÁ\u003cbr\u003erquez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e RÍ\u003cbr\u003eo Grande de LoÍ\u003cbr\u003eza \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rio Grande de LoÍ\u003cbr\u003eza, translated by Grace Schulman \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rio Grande de LoÍ\u003cbr\u003eza, translated by Roque Raquel Salas Rivera \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Momentos \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Moments, translated by UrayoÁ\u003cbr\u003en Noel \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e PentacromÍ\u003cbr\u003ea \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pentachromatics, translated by Robin Myers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nada \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nothingness, translated by Roque Raquel Salas Rivera \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ay Ay Ay de la grifa negra \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e My, Oh My, Oh My of the Nappy-haired Negress, translated by Roberto MÁ\u003cbr\u003erquez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mi alma \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e My Soul, translated by Carina del Valle Schorske \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ochenta mil \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Eighty Thousand, translated by Vanessa PÉ\u003cbr\u003erez-Rosario \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Yo misma fui mi ruta \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Am My Own Path, translated by Vanessa PÉ\u003cbr\u003erez-Rosario \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCanciÓ\u003cbr\u003en de la verdad sencilla\u003c\/i\u003e \/ \u003ci\u003eSong of the Simple Truth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Poema detenido en un amanecer \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Poem Confined in a Dawn, translated by Josefina BÁ\u003cbr\u003eez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e TransmutaciÓ\u003cbr\u003en \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Transmutation, translated by Jack AgÜ\u003cbr\u003eeros \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e ArmonÍ\u003cbr\u003ea de la palabra y el instinto \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Word and Instinct in Harmony, Translated by Josefina BÁ\u003cbr\u003eez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e CanciÓ\u003cbr\u003en desnuda \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Naked Song, translated by Josefina BÁ\u003cbr\u003eez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Yo fui la mÁ\u003cbr\u003es callada \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Was the Quietest, translated by Carina del Valle Schorske \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Te seguirÉ\u003cbr\u003e callada \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Will Follow You Hushed, translated by Aurora Levins Morales \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e CanciÓ\u003cbr\u003en de tu presencia \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Song of Your Presence, translated by Vanessa PÉ\u003cbr\u003erez-Rosario \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e CanciÓ\u003cbr\u003en de la verdad sencilla \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Song of the Simple Truth, Translated by Roberto MÁ\u003cbr\u003erquez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEl mar y tÚ\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \/ \u003ci\u003eThe Sea and You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e El mar y tÚ\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Sea and You, translated by Aurora Levins Morales \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Casi alba \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Almost Sunrise, translated by Cyrus Cassells \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e VÍ\u003cbr\u003ectima de luz \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Victim of Light, translated by Aurora Levins Morales \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e CanciÓ\u003cbr\u003en amarga \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bitter Song, translated by Josefina BÁ\u003cbr\u003eez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Entre mi voz y el tiempo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Between My Voice and Time, translated by Josefina BÁ\u003cbr\u003eez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dadme mi nÚ\u003cbr\u003emero \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Give Me My Number, translated by UrayoÁ\u003cbr\u003en Noel \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e ¡\u003cbr\u003eOh lentitud del mar! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Oh Slowness of the Sea!, translated by Vanessa PÉ\u003cbr\u003erez-Rosario \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e ¡\u003cbr\u003eOh mar, no esperes mÁ\u003cbr\u003es! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Oh Sea, Wait no Longer!, translated by Josefina BÁ\u003cbr\u003eez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Poema para mi muerte \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Poem for My Death, translated by Roberto MÁ\u003cbr\u003erquez \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePoemas sueltos\u003c\/i\u003e \/ \u003ci\u003eLoose Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Campo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Country, translated by Roque Raquel Salas Rivera \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Countryside, translated by Robin Myers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Una canciÓ\u003cbr\u003en a Albizu Campos \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Song for Albizu Campos, translated by Carina del Valle Schorske \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Himno de sangre a Trujillo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bloody Hymn for Trujillo, translated by Aurora Levins Morales \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e CanciÓ\u003cbr\u003en a los pueblos de AmÉ\u003cbr\u003erica y del mundo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Song to the Hispanic Peoples of America and the World, translated by Vanessa PÉ\u003cbr\u003erez-Rosario \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Canto a JosÉ\u003cbr\u003e MartÍ\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Song for JosÉ\u003cbr\u003e MartÍ\u003cbr\u003e, translated by Vanessa PÉ\u003cbr\u003erez-Rosario \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Farewell in Welfare Island \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Despedida desde Welfare Island, translated by Mayra Santos-Febres \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Sun in Welfare Island \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e El sol de Welfare Island, translated by Mayra Santos-Febres \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part II. Essays, Interview Essays, Vignettes, and Sketches\u003cbr\u003e Translated by Robin Myers \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ensayos\/Essays \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e La mujer frente el dolor de la patria \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Women and the Pain of the Nation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ser o no ser es la divisa \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e To Be or Not to Be Is the Motto \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Triunfa Juan Bosch en concurso periodÍ\u003cbr\u003estico \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Juan Bosch Triumphs in Journalism Contest \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cultura en funciÓ\u003cbr\u003en social \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Social Function of Culture \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e JosÉ\u003cbr\u003e de Diego, el hombre transmutado \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e JosÉ\u003cbr\u003e de Diego, the Transmuted Man \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Con los hÉ\u003cbr\u003eroes de la independencia hispanoamericana \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e With the Heroes of Hispanic American Independence \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e PresentaciÓ\u003cbr\u003en de Marigloria Palma \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introducing Marigloria Palma \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Luis LlorÉ\u003cbr\u003ens Torres enfermo en Nueva York \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Luis LlorÉ\u003cbr\u003ens Torres Ill in New York \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Carmen Alicia Cadilla \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Carmen Alicia Cadilla \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Entrevistas\/Interview Essays \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e PlÁ\u003cbr\u003etica con Esteban Soriano \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Conversation with Esteban Soriano \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Con Narciso Figueroa, pianista puertorriqueÑ\u003cbr\u003eo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e With Narciso Figueroa, Puerto Rican Pianist \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Con Eusebia Cosme, gran recitadora cubana \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e With Eusebia Cosme, Great Cuban Performer of Poetry \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Con Noro Morales, director de orquesta puertorriqueÑ\u003cbr\u003eo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e With Noro Morales, Musical Director of Orquesta PuertoriqueÑ\u003cbr\u003eo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Con Conrado VÁ\u003cbr\u003esquez, pintor revolucionario mexicano \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e With Conrado VÁ\u003cbr\u003esquez, Revolutionary Mexican Painter \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Con Josephine Premice y su arte folklÓ\u003cbr\u003erico haitiano \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e With Josephine Premice and Her Haitian Folk Art \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Con Carlos Alfonso RÍ\u003cbr\u003eos, poeta peruano \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e With Carlos Alfonso RÍ\u003cbr\u003eos, Peruvian Poet \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e CrÓ\u003cbr\u003enicas\/Vignettes and Sketches \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Perfiles de mexicanos, voces de MÉ\u003cbr\u003exico en Baltimore \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mexican Profiles, Voices of Mexico in Baltimore \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Iris y Paloma en el Museo de Arte HispÁ\u003cbr\u003enico \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Iris and Paloma in the Hispanic Society Museum and Library \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e En la Cantina de la Juventud \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e In the Youth Canteen \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Iris y Paloma caminan por Harlem \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Iris and Paloma Take a Walk through Harlem \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Iris y Paloma en el Museo de la ciudad de Nueva York \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Iris and Paloma in the Museum of the City of New York \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Puerto Rico en el alma de un niÑ\u003cbr\u003eo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Puerto Rico in the Soul of a Child \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part III. Letters\u003cbr\u003e Translated by Robin Myers \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e The Burgos GarcÍ\u003cbr\u003ea Family \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Note on Translations and Editions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography to the Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Contributors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52590989017368,"sku":"9781477327906","price":74.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/i-am-my-own-path-selected-writings-of-julia-de-burgos-hardback-9781477327906","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}