You Kiss by th' Book

In his engaging new collection, National Book Award finalist Gary Soto creates poems that each begin with a line from Shakespeare and then continue in Soto's fresh and accessible verse. Drawing on moments from the sonnets, Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and others, Soto illuminates aspects of the source material while taking his poems in directions of their own, strategically employing the color of "thee" and "thine," kings, thieves, and lovers. The results are inspired, by turns meditative, playful, and moving, and consistently fascinating for the conversation they create between the Bard's time and language and our own here and now.

In noua sa colectie captivanta, finalistul Premiului National al Cartii Gary Soto creeaza poezii care incep fiecare cu o replica a lui Shakespeare si apoi continua in versul proaspat si accesibil al lui Soto. Bazandu-se pe momente din sonete, Hamlet, Macbeth, Visul unei nopti de vara, Romeo si Julieta si altele, Soto lumineaza aspecte ale materialului sursa in timp ce isi ia poeziile in directiile proprii, folosind strategic culoarea „tie” si „ ai tai, „regi, hoti si indragostiti.