Gene Frumkin and Alvaro Cardona-Hine decided to collaborate on a collection of poetry written about and in various parts of the world while tapping into their sources of inspiration and basic existential concerns. Guided by their respective muses, Frumkin and Cardona-Hine produced ""The Curvature of the Earth"", a volume that enhances their contrasting styles and celebratory views of existence. The ""Curvature of the Earth"" contains poems written in Holland, Spain, Tuscany, and Hawai'i, and commemorates the collaborative power of two poets at the height of their talents. It contains works by Gene Frumkin in the section Spain: A first visit that includes: ""The Good Dream""; ""Death and the Museums""; ""The Girls of Madrid in Their High-Heeled Shoes""; ""Where We Come From""; ""The Mind Loses Itself""; ""Among the People""; ""Where Is Franco Back Then?""; ""The Mediodia""; ""Mythical Birds""; ""Traveling around Madrid""; ""American Dreams, Spanish Dreams""; and ""Madrid Recedes"". The works by Alvaro Cardona-Hine in the section Spain after all includes: ""Dawn over the Atlantic""; ""How to Tell You Are Staying at the Dream Hotel""; ""The Poet The Museum""; ""How It Is""; ""Goya""; ""Mussorgsky Drunk""; ""Segovia""; ""Visiting Foreign Lands""; ""The Alhambra""; ""Malaga Night""; ""Cabada""; ""Toledo""; ""Barcelona""; ""San Sebastian""; and ""Seville"".
- ISBN10 0826340636
- ISBN13 9780826340634
- Publish Date 30 December 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 July 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of New Mexico Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 144
- Language English