Looking Out, Looking In Anthology of Latino Poetry

Name: Looking Out, Looking In Anthology of Latino Poetry
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ISBN: 9781558857612

ISBN-10: 1558857613

ISBN-13: 9781558857612

Edition: N/A

Authors: William Luis

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The poems included in this comprehensive anthology run the gamut of styles and themes, but all are by Latinos writing from the mid- twentieth century to the present. Some deal with issues specific to the Hispanic experience, such as displacement, identity and language. In "Who Is Going to Tell Me?," Puerto Rican / Dominican Sandra Marï¿½a Esteves chastises her Spanish ancestors "who captured my mother as slave, stripped her naked, / plowed treasures from her shores," and wonders where she can learn about her African forefathers: "In whose library will I find their books? Tales of their lives?" Others ponder universal concerns, such as love, family and humanity. In "Letter to Arturo,"…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Publication date: 5/31/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English