“c a campos”

Supermarkets are changing. Gone are the days of boxy, frozen warehouses stacked high with package goods. Today's supermarkets can be inviting or theatrical, artfully urban or charmingly rural. An informative guide to the fast-changing world of modern supermarket architecture, "New Supermarket Design... More

C. A. Campos's second book of English and Spanish poems is both thought-provoking and life-affirming. Neither sweet nor soporific, "La tierra que me conoce" ("The Earth That Knows Me") can be likened to the taste of black coffee. The poetry within questions and accepts, looks back, dares to speak of... More

Readers' praise for Campos's latest collection of poems: "Meticulous, economical, concise . . . Some pieces done in verse, free verse, others in prose." "Honest, unpretentious, challenging, but approachable and rewarding." "The writing's free of frameworks, platforms." "Unassuming and relevant a... More

C. A. Campos's "palabras" are fruits to try, to like or dislike, seeds to weigh, to plant or discard. In both Spanish and English, these are his modest offerings to the reader, to the reader "who allows him to speak," Fruits which are ripe and ready to be eaten, seeds which await "hands" willing to ... More

The precise language throughout C. A. Campos's poetry is not only moving, but also holds up a mirror in which readers can see themselves. As in his previous works, "Veinte aos no es nada" includes Campos's thoughts about private and public spheres of existence, freedom and responsibility, joy, love,... More

In this "unrelenting effort to humanize the medical profession" ("Publishers Weekly"), Campo turns the doctor-patient relationship inside-out, writing not just of his attempts to heal, but of how his patients have healed "him".... More

"Rafael Campo's rhymes and iambs construct their music against the edgy, recognizable world his poems inhabit: the landscape of birth and of dying, sorrow and sex, shame and brave human persistence--first and last things, center stage in these large-hearted, open, deeply felt poems."--Mark Doty, aut... More

"Rafael Campo is one of the most significant poets writing in America today. In exploring the complexities of his position--Cuban American, gay, Harvard grad, physician, scrupulous observer of himself, of others, and of the worlds we inhabit--he has produced a richly textured, layered body of work, ... More

Winner of the National Poetry Series 1993 Open Competition.Finalist in the American Library Association's 1995 Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Book Award in the literature category.Finalist in the PEN Center USA West 1995 Literary Awards in the poetry category.Finalist in the Lambda Book Award in the gay ... More