Red hot salsa : bilingual poems on being young and Latino in the United States / edited by Lori Marie Carlson ; introduction by Oscar Hijuelos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carlson, Lori M.

Immigrant and Refugee Experiences in Children's and Young Adult Literature Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

American poetry--Hispanic American authors.

American poetry.

Hispanic Americans--Poetry.

Hispanic Americans.

Poetry.

Genre:

Poetry.

Spanish language materials.

Physical Description:

xix, 140 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt, [2005]

Language Note:

In Spanish and English.

Summary:

"I think in spanish "i write in english "i want to go back to puerto rico, "but i wonder if my kink could live "in ponce, mayaguez and carolina "tengo las venas aculturadas "escribo en spanglish "abraham in espanol "--"My Graduation Speech," by Tato Laviera A new collection of bilingual poems from the bestselling editor of "Cool Salsa Ten years after the publication of the acclaimed "Cool Salsa, editor Lori Marie Carlson has brought together a stunning variety of Latino poets for a long-awaited follow-up. Established and familiar names are joined by many new young voices, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos has written the Introduction. The poets collected here illuminate the difficulty of straddling cultures, languages, and identities. They celebrate food, family, love, and triumph. In English, Spanish, and poetic jumbles of both, they tell us who they are, where they are, and what their hopes are for the future.

Contents:

Language, identity

Neighborhoods

Amor

Family moments, memories

Victory

Glossary

Biographical notes.

ISBN:

0805076166

9780805076165

1415594007

9781415594001

OCLC:

56111793

Publisher Number:

99987197229

9780805076165