" (El gran zoo) , translated by Aaron Coleman, which captures his mastery of rhythmic "son" poetry in English. Introduction: Nicolás Guillén and “The Great Zoo”
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Guillén guesses at African ethnicities because he has no records. The translation capitalizes “Black” and keeps “Congo” and “Bantu” as proper nouns – these were real peoples enslaved in Cuba. " (El gran zoo) , translated by Aaron
Guillén once wrote: "El negro en Cuba… tiene un apellido español. Eso es violento. Esa es una herida abierta." ("The Black person in Cuba… has a Spanish last name. That is violent. That is an open wound.") This poem is the suturing of that wound through language. " (El gran zoo)