Poetry lover / Gary Soto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soto, Gary.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican American poets--Fiction.

Mexican American poets.

Genre:

Psychological fiction.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

206 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2001]

Summary:

Twenty years ago, when Silver Mendez was the youthful author of two published books of poetry, he bragged that he was the first Chicano to write in complete sentences. His career has been going steadily downhill ever since. But a letter from Spain may change his luck. Silver is invited to Madrid to participate in a conference on Chicano literature. Now all he needs is money -- for a plane ticket, a new passport, and a place to stay. And oh, yes -- he needs to be able to send e-mail to Spain. Silver, a poet without a job, a home, or even a typewriter to his name, has his work cut out for him. His old friend Al Sanchez, a body and fender man who used to play drums in a rock band, is tapped out and angry because Silver never repaid Al's last loan. But even in the face of these imposing obstacles, Silver is determined not to miss this chance at the life a poet should live.

ISBN:

0826323197

OCLC:

44769053