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Here lies Lalo : the collected poems of Abelardo Delgado / edited, with an introduction, by Jarica Linn Watts ; foreword by Arturo J. Aldama.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abelardo, 1931-2004.
- Standardized Title:
- Poems. English & Spanish. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mexican Americans--Poetry.
- Mexican Americans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Houston, Tex. : Arte Publico Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Stupid America, remember that chicanito / flunking math and English / he is the Picasso / of your western states / but he will die / with one thousand masterpieces / hanging only from his mind." In his poem, "Stupid America," Chicano activist poet Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado decries the lack of opportunity faced by his people: children let down by the educational system; artists and poets unable to express their creativity. "That chicano / with a big knife / he doesn't want to knife you / he wants to sit down on a bench / and carve ... / but you won't let him."Available for the first time to mainstream audiences, Delgado's poems included in this landmark volume were written between 1969 and 2001, and are in Spanish, English, and a combination of both languages. While many of his poems protest mistreatment and discrimination, especially as experienced by farm workers, many others focus on love of family and for the land and traditions of his people.Delgado wrote and self-published 14 books of poetry--none of which are available today--and five of them are included in this long-awaited volume. These poems by a pioneering Chicano poet and revolutionary are a must-read for anyone interested in the Chicano Civil Rights movement and the origins of Chicano literature
- Contents:
- Cover ; Copyright ; Contents ; Foreword ; Introduction ; TEXT
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61192-554-1
- 1-61192-289-5
- OCLC:
- 939263366
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