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A lyrical biography of any Cuban slave who escaped to become a famous poet.
Delivered into the home of a rich slave owner in Cuba in 1797, Juan Francisco Manzano put in his early years by the side of a female who made him call her Mama, even though he had a mama of his own. Denied an education, young Juan still confirmed an exceptional skill for poetry. His verses represent the beauty of his world, nevertheless they also expose its hideous cruelty.
Powerful, haunting poems and amazing illustrations produce a portrait of any life in which even the pain of slavery could not extinguish the capacity for desire.
