New Border Voices : An Anthology / edited by Brandon D. Shuler, Robert Johnson, and Erika Garza-Johnson ; introduction by Jose E. Limón.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Garza-Johnson, Erika, 1977- editor of compilation.

Johnson, Rob, 1961- editor of compilation.

Shuler, Brandon D., editor of compilation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--21st century.

American literature.

American literature--20th century.

American literature--Mexican-American Border Region.

American literature--Texas.

Texas--Civilization.

Texas.

Texas--Literary collections.

Mexican-American Border Region--Civilization.

Mexican-American Border Region.

Mexican-American Border Region--Literary collections.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station, [Texas] : Texas A&M University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When the "counter-canon" itself becomes canonized, it's time to reload. This is the notion that animates New Border Voices, an anthology of recent and rarely seen writing by Borderlands artists from El Paso to Brownsville-and a hundred miles on either side. Challenging the assumption that borderlands writing is the privileged product of the 1970s and '80s, the vibrant community represented in this collection offers tasty bits of regional fare that will appeal to a wide range of readers and students.Among the contributions are:Introduction A "Southern Re

Contents:

The border's literary tradition and its sense of place. A "Southern Renaissance" for Texas letters / Jose E. Limón

The Texas-Mexico border: this writer's sense of place / Rolando Hinojosa-Smith

De las voces de muchos. The rain parade / Paul Pedroza

One pinto bean ; When I was younger ; Ancient houses / Ray Gonzalez

Voyeurism, or, The third-party politician / Dalel Serda

Ojos de dios : that's what I said / Tammy Melody Gomez

Coyotes / Cooper Renner

Invocation ; El amor prohibido el paso / Abigail Carl-Klassen

Southbound / Genaro Gonzalez

How to be la llorona for the city of Sullivan that has no sidewalks / Veronica Sandoval

Escalera / Ben Roberts

Ursular ; Calm licks the night / Joseph Daniel Haske

Popeye was an American citizen and so am I / Rene Saldaña Jr.

Border illusion ; Silence / Gene Keller

The window / Brian Van Reet

Serape ; Prospective titles for a border thesis / Rodney Gomez

La huesera, or, Flesh to bone / Irene Lara Silva

Ode por el amor imprevisto / John D. Fry

Fertile / Gabriela Ybarra Lemmons

Wireless panteón / Lauren Espinoza

The border is a good place to live / Agustín Cadena ; translated by Pat Dubrava

Wild woman of the Navidad / Shawnee Wren

From Mariguano: a novel / Juan Ochoa

Border ; El Paso women / Sheryl Luna

The 29th of April / Flores

Dear Celan ; [Magic needed] / Emmy Perez

Corrido / Brian Allen Carr

El Paso and the sister city / Jorge Azcárate

LoneStar special / David Rene Solis

Quitclaim / Sean Chadwell

Sonnet for human smugglers ; Tough guy / Octavio Quintanilla

The loss of Juárez / Sergio Troncoso

And old Guerrero waits ; Across / Chip Dameron

Stupids / Christine Granados

Santa de las Embarazadas / Beatriz Guzmán Velásquez

Cobb and me / Robert Paul Moreira

Daiquiri / Pat Mora

Un frontera pocho en San Antonio / Isaac Chavarria

Contrabandista epistle / Jim Sanderson

El Paso / Kevin Prufer

Vozilencio: river of voices / Richard Yañez

La polvadera: border murder ; Desert nectar on scenic drive / Robin Scofield

Baseball over the moon / Kathryn Lane

The bone box/Waka Tupapaku / Carmen Tafolla

A starving Indian woman / John MacAyeal

Raspas, tequila y balazos ; Where are you, home? / Brenda Nettles Riojas

My better border / Chuck Taylor

Contributors

Credits

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62349-163-0

OCLC:

879244225