Touching the Fire
Fifteen Poets of Today's Latino Renaissance
$27.96
- Paperback
316 pages
- Release Date
20 January 1998
Summary
As we approach the new century, Latino poetry is in the midst of its most vital and productive period. Poetry by Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans has changed the course of contemporary American writing forever. It has done this by emphasizing poetry as the sound of everyday life—showing readers and other writers that the most effective manner of preserving the traditions of a culture comes from the colorful language of daily experience.
Touching the Fire recognize…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385478625 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0385478623 |
| Author: | Ray Gonzalez |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 316 |
| Release Date: | 20 January 1998 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 152mm x 19mm |
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About The Author
Ray Gonzalez
Ray Gonzalez is an award-winning poet, essayist, and editor born in El Paso, Texas. He is the author of the memoir Memory Fever- A Journey Beyond El Paso del Norte, and four books of poetry. Gonzalez has edited sixteen anthologies, most recently, Muy Macho. He is assistant professor of English and Latin American studies at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
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