| #1261442 in Books | SOUTH END PRESS-1998 | 1999-07-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.40 x5.30l,.45 | File type: PDF | 160 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A powerful book of essays that takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary and raw with emotion and the beautiful way the auth|By E. T|A book which will make you stop and think and which you will want to read again and again. A powerful book of essays that takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary and raw with emotion and the beautiful way the author writes.|0 of 0 peopl|From Library Journal|Noted poet Espada (Imagine the Angels of Bread, LJ 6/1/96), a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts and editor of El Coro: A Chorus of Latino and Latina Poets (LJ 10/15/97), now displays his talent for passionate yet unsent
In his first collection of essays, award-winning poet Martín Espada turns his fierce critical eye toward a broad range of urgent political and cultural issues. With the same insight and integrity displayed in his poetry, he chronicles many struggles of the Latino community: the myths and realities of machismo, the backlash against Latino immigrants and the Spanish language, the borders of racism, and U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico.
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Zapata's Disciple: Essays | Martín Espada. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
